Use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) in China: Evidence from Citywide Representative Surveys from Five Chinese Cities in 2018

Jidong Huang, Zongshuan Duan, Yu Wang, Pamela B. Redmon and Michael P. Eriksen
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Jidong Huang: School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
Zongshuan Duan: School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
Yu Wang: School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
Pamela B. Redmon: Global Health Institutes, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Michael P. Eriksen: School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 7, 1-15

Abstract: China is the largest cigarette consuming country in the world. The emergence of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) in China may have important implications for the Chinese tobacco market. Unfortunately, research on ENDS in China, while growing, is still limited. This study was designed to examine the awareness and use of ENDS among adult urban residents in China. Data from five citywide representative surveys conducted in 2017–2018 were used. Percentages of residents who had ever heard of, ever used, or used ENDS in the past 30 days among all residents and smokers were estimated, in total and by demographic characteristics. Multiple logistic regression models were used to estimate the adjusted associations between awareness and use of ENDS and individual-level demographic characteristics and socioeconomic status (SES). Overall, 51.3% had ever heard, 4.8% ever used, and 0.9% used ENDS in the past 30 days. Men, young adults, those with high levels of education, and current smokers were more likely to be aware of and use ENDS. Among smokers, 67.8% had ever heard, 17.1% ever used, and 3.9% used ENDS in the past 30 days, respectively. Young adult smokers and smokers with high levels of education were more likely to be aware of and use ENDS. Our study results on ENDS awareness and use patterns and associated factors in China provide important evidence to inform research and policies related to ENDS manufacture, marketing, and sales in China.

Keywords: ENDS; electronic cigarettes; E-cigarettes; China; Chinese smokers, adult smokers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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