Public opinion on electronic cigarette use by smoking status Canada 2021

A survey from 2021 found that around 75 percent of Canadian adults who smoked cigarettes strongly agreed that governments should not focus on getting smokers to switch to vaping products but should focus instead on helping smokers quit smoking and nicotine use altogether. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in Canada who strongly or somewhat agreed with select statements regarding electronic cigarettes/vaping products as of 2021, by smoking habits.

Percentage of adults in Canada who strongly agreed or somewhat agreed with select statements regarding electronic cigarette use as of 2021, by smoking habits

Characteristic	Smokes cigarettes	Smokes e-cigarettes	Non-smokers
Governments should not focus on getting smokers to switch to vaping products but should focus instead on helping smokers quit smoking and nicotine use altogether.	75%	63%	81%
To protect young people from starting to use e-cigarettes, vaping products should not be sold in attractive flavors, even if that means that smokers trying to quit can only access flavorless or tobacco flavored products.	57%	29%	74%
E-cigarettes and vaping liquids should be made available only through pharmacies or smoking cessation clinics to smokers who have tried to stop smoking but have been unsuccessful with other proven treatments.	51%	37%	57%
The tobacco and vaping industries can be trusted to market new nicotine products in ways that reduce the overall number of people who smoke and doesn’t hook new young users.	27%	34%	14%
To encourage smokers to switch to e-cigarettes, vaping products should be made available in attractive flavors even if that means that more young people start using them.	23%	55%	12%

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Release date

October 2021

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

September 29 to October 11, 2021

Number of respondents

2,400 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Some people think that electronic cigarettes/vaping products might be less harmful than cigarettes. Others think that their risks remain unknown, especially in the long run. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?"

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