Assessment of Patterns in e-Cigarette Use Among Adults in the US, 2017-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Updated data on the patterns of e-cigarette use among adults in the US are needed.

Objective

To examine recent patterns in current and daily e-cigarette use among US adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This repeated cross-sectional study used data from the 2017, 2018, and 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a nationally representative state-based survey of noninstitutionalized US adults. A total of 994 307 adults 18 years and older who were living in states and territories that provided data on e-cigarette use in 2017 (53 states and territories), 2018 (36 states and Guam), and 2020 (42 states and Guam) were included.

Main outcomes and measures

The weighted prevalence of current (past 30 days) and daily e-cigarette use was estimated

SUBMITTER: Boakye E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9308055 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature