Characterizing heated tobacco product use among adult cigarette smokers and nicotine vaping product users in the 2018 ITC Four Country Smoking & Vaping Survey.

Connor R Miller; Edward Sutanto; Danielle M Smith; Sara C Hitchman; Shannon Gravely; Hua-Hie Yong; Ron Borland; Richard J O'Connor; K Michael Cummings; Geoffrey T Fong; Andrew Hyland; Anne CK Quah; Maciej L Goniewicz

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Characterizing heated tobacco product use among adult cigarette smokers and nicotine vaping product users in the 2018 ITC Four Country Smoking & Vaping Survey.

Connor R Miller, Edward Sutanto, Danielle M Smith, Sara C Hitchman, Shannon Gravely, Hua-Hie Yong, Ron Borland, Richard J O'Connor, K Michael Cummings, Geoffrey T Fong, Andrew Hyland, Anne CK Quah, Maciej L Goniewicz

Nicotine Tob Res | Oxford University Press (OUP) | Published : 2021

DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntab217

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Heated tobacco products (HTP) have diversified global tobacco markets, and user characteristics remain understudied. This study evaluated sociodemographic characteristics, nicotine-related perceptions and behaviors of current HTP users within a sample of adult (18+ years) nicotine users across four countries. METHODS: Data were from current smokers or nicotine vaping product (NVP; known as "e-cigarettes") users from Canada, England, the United States and Australia (n=11,421) who participated in the 2018 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey. Current (at-least-monthly) HTP users were characterized (n=441), and weighted multivariable logistic regressions examined correlates ..

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