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Assess the prevalence of current, former, and never cigarette smoking among adult e-cigarette users across different age cohorts.

October 27, 2016MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportOpen Access

QuickStats: Cigarette Smoking Status* Among Current Adult E-cigarette Users,† by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey,§ United States, 2015

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Cross-sectional survey reveals divergent smoking histories among adult e-cigarette users, highlighting substantial nicotine initiation among young adults.

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Assess the prevalence of current, former, and never cigarette smoking among adult e-cigarette users across different age cohorts.
Analyzed nationally representative data from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey.
Categorized cigarette smoking history among self-reported current adult electronic cigarette users stratified by age group.
Among adult e-cigarette users overall (3.5% of adults), 58.8% were current cigarette smokers, 29.8% were former smokers, and 11.4% had never smoked.
Among users aged ≥45 years, 98.7% were current or former cigarette smokers, with only 1.3% reporting never smoking.
Among young adult users aged 18–24 years, 40.0% had never smoked traditional cigarettes.

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A 2016 study studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f8f562163a0a01bc3d72c https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6542a7

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Cross-sectional survey reveals divergent smoking histories among adult e-cigarette users, highlighting substantial nicotine initiation among young adults.

QuickStats: Cigarette Smoking Status* Among Current Adult E-cigarette Users,† by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey,§ United States, 2015

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QuickStats: Cigarette Smoking Status* Among Current Adult E-cigarette Users,† by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey,§ United States, 2015

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