Consumption of JUUL vs. Other E-Cigarette Brands among U.S. E-Cigarette Users: Evidence from Wave 5 of the PATH Study

Yu Wang, Zongshuan Duan, Scott R. Weaver, Lucy Popova, Claire A. Spears, David L. Ashley, Terry F. Pechacek, Michael P. Eriksen and Jidong Huang ()
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Yu Wang: School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
Zongshuan Duan: Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
Scott R. Weaver: School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
Lucy Popova: School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
Claire A. Spears: School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
David L. Ashley: School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
Terry F. Pechacek: School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
Michael P. Eriksen: School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
Jidong Huang: School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-12

Abstract: This study examines the use of JUUL vs. other e-cigarette brands among U.S. youth (12–17 years), young adult (18–24 years), and adult (25 years and above) e-cigarette users. Data were from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study Wave 5 survey (2019). The study population was past 30-day e-cigarette users who knew the brand of e-cigarettes they usually/last used (N = 2569). JUUL use was reported by 65.2% of youth, 60.7% of young adult, and 25.6% of adult e-cigarette users in our study sample. The share of JUUL consumed in the past 30 days, measured by the total number of puffs, was 15.4% by youth, 55.5% by young adults, and 29.1% by adults. By contrast, the share of other e-cigarettes consumed was 4.2% by youth, 28.9% by young adults, and 66.9% by adults. Youth JUUL users were more likely to use e-cigarettes within 30 min after waking (aOR = 2.30, 95% CI: 1.12–4.75) than youth users of other brands of e-cigarettes. Additionally, youth e-cigarette users who currently smoked cigarettes were less likely to use JUUL (aOR = 0.55, 95% CI: 0.30–0.99). This study concludes that JUUL consumption was disproportionally higher among youth and young adults in the U.S. in 2019.

Keywords: JUUL; e-cigarette brands; consumption share; e-cigarette dependence; youth; young adult; adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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