As of March 2021, more than half of electronic cigarette users cited relieving nicotine dependence as the primary reason for using the product in China. Comparatively, around 29 percent of users chose to smoke e-cigarettes because they are safer than traditional tobacco.
Leading reasons for using electronic cigarettes among smokers in China as of March 2021
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Huaan Securities. (January 6, 2022). Leading reasons for using electronic cigarettes among smokers in China as of March 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337456/china-reasons-for-using-ecigarettes/
Huaan Securities. "Leading reasons for using electronic cigarettes among smokers in China as of March 2021." Chart. January 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337456/china-reasons-for-using-ecigarettes/
Huaan Securities. (2022). Leading reasons for using electronic cigarettes among smokers in China as of March 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337456/china-reasons-for-using-ecigarettes/
Huaan Securities. "Leading Reasons for Using Electronic Cigarettes among Smokers in China as of March 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337456/china-reasons-for-using-ecigarettes/
Huaan Securities, Leading reasons for using electronic cigarettes among smokers in China as of March 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337456/china-reasons-for-using-ecigarettes/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Leading reasons for using electronic cigarettes among smokers in China as of March 2021 [Graph], Huaan Securities, January 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337456/china-reasons-for-using-ecigarettes/