Public Support for E-Cigarette-related Policies among a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The wide availability of flavored e-cigarettes and broad use of e-cigarettes in public places may contribute to the rapidly increasing rates of use among youth and young adults in the U.S. However, policies at the federal, state and local levels can address these factors.

Objective

Assess public support for 5 e-cigarette-related policies and evaluate response patterns by demographics, tobacco use, e-cigarette harm perceptions, geographic region, and strength of state-level clean indoor air policies.

Methods

Data were collected Oct-Dec 2018 from a nationally representative online panel of U.S. adults (n = 3211). We measured support for 5 policies: (1) a ban on the sale flavored e-cigarettes; (2) requiring tobacco products, like e-cigarettes, be kept out of v

SUBMITTER: Czaplicki L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7549073 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature