Intentions and Attempts to Quit JUUL E-Cigarette Use: The Role of Perceived Harm and Addiction

ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 19 — February 3, 2022

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Figure 1.
Frequency of quit variables by harm and addiction perceptions among a sample of US adult JUUL users (N = 301), 2019–2020.

Frequency of quit variables by harm and addiction perceptions among a sample of US adult JUUL users (N = 301), 2019–2020.
Quit Outcome Addictiveness, No. (%) Harm, Compared With Smoking, No. (%)
Not at all Moderately Very Much Less Less Just as Much Much More
Intention
Quit in year 2 (8.3) 36 (17.8) 30 (40.0) 16 (19.8) 30 (20.3) 16 (25.8) 6 (60.0)
Continue using 22 (91.7) 166 (82.2) 45 (60.0) 65 (80.2) 118 (79.7) 46 (74.2) 4 (40.0)
Attempt
No 23 (95.8) 159 (78.7) 51 (68.0) 65 (80.2) 121 (81.8) 41 (66.1) 6 (60.0)
Yes 1 (4.2) 43 (21.3) 24 (32.0) 16 (19.8) 27 (18.2) 21 (33.9) 4 (40.0)
Importance
Low 17 (70.8) 98 (48.5) 30 (40.0) 59 (72.8) 65 (43.9) 20 (32.3) 1 (10.0)
Medium 6 (25.0) 82 (40.6) 25 (33.3) 16 (19.8) 67 (45.3) 27 (43.5) 3 (30.0)
High 1 (4.2) 22 (10.9) 20 (26.7) 6 (7.4) 16 (10.8) 15 (24.2) 6 (60.0)
Confidence
Low 5 (20.8) 39 (19.3) 25 (33.3) 24 (29.6) 34 (23.0) 9 (14.5) 2 (20.0)
Medium 7 (29.2) 98 (48.5) 35 (46.7) 31 (38.3) 74 (50.0) 31 (50.0) 4 (40.0)
High 12 (50.0) 65 (32.2) 15 (20.0) 26 (32.1) 40 (27.0) 22 (35.5) 4 (40.0)

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Figure 2.
Mean PSECDI dependence score by level of A) perceived addictiveness of JUUL and B) perceived harm (compared with smoking) of JUUL among a sample of US adult JUUL users (N = 301), 2019–2020. Boxes indicate the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile. Whiskers show the minimum and maximum ranges. Abbreviation: PSECDI, Penn State Electronic Cigarette Dependence Index.

Figure 2. Mean PSECDI dependence score by level of A) perceived addictiveness of JUUL and B) perceived harm (compared with smoking) of JUUL among a sample of US adult JUUL users (N = 301), 2019–2020. Boxes indicate the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile. Whiskers show the minimum and maximum ranges. Abbreviation: PSECDI, Penn State Electronic Cigarette Dependence Index.
PSECDI Dependence Score Perceived Addictiveness Perceived Harm, Compared With Smoking
Not at all Moderately Very Much Less Less Just as Much Much More
Median 5 8 12 8 9 8 11
75th percentile 7.8 11 14 12 11 11 14
25th percentile 1 5 8 5.5 5 5 6
Minimum 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Maximum 11 18 18 18 17 18 18

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