Smoking status of e-cigarette users

The figures below show the smoking status of ever, past 30-day, and daily users of e-cigarettes, respectively (Figure 11.22; Figure 11.23; Figure 11.24). Dual use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes is indicated by the roughly one-third of e-cigarette users who reported current smoking (ranging from 25.6% of daily users to 36.6%a of past 30-day users). Never-smokers comprised the largest segment of ever users of e-cigarettes, but only one-quarter of past 30-day users, and less than one-fifth of daily users. Former smokers made up about one-third of ever- and past 30-day users, but more than half of daily users.

Pie chart showing smoking status of ever users of e-cigarettes in 2020. Trends described in text. Data table below with 95% confidence intervals.
Pie chart showing smoking status of past 30-day users of e-cigarettes in 2020. Trends described in text. Data table below with 95% confidence intervals.
Pie chart showing smoking status of daily users of e-cigarettes in 2020. Trends described in text. Data table below with 95% confidence intervals.

Figure 11.22 data table with 95% confidence intervals
Figure 11.22: Smoking status of ever users of e-cigarettes (%), 2020
Current daily smoker Current non-daily smoker Former smoker Never smoker
21.0 [18.0-24.0] 8.5 [6.6-10.4] 28.8 [25.6-31.9] 41.7 [38.5-44.9]

Data source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.

Daily smoker: responded “Daily” to “During the past 30 days, how often did you smoke cigarettes?”
Non-daily smoker: responded “less than daily, but at least once a week” or “less than once a week, but at least once in the past month” to past 30-day smoking.
Former smoker: responded “not at all” to past 30-day smoking but “yes” to “Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes (about 4 packs) in your life?”
Never smoker: Either responded “Not at all” to past 30-day smoking AND “No” to 100+ lifetime cigarettes OR responded “No” to “Have you ever smoked a whole cigarette?”

Figure 11.23 data table with 95% confidence intervals
Figure 11.23: Smoking status of past 30-day users of e-cigarettes (%), 2020
Current daily smoker Current non-daily smoker Former smoker Never smoker
25.8 [19.2-32.4] 10.8 [7.4-14.2] 33.3 [27.3-39.3] 30.1 [25.5-34.8]

Data source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.

Daily smoker: responded “Daily” to “During the past 30 days, how often did you smoke cigarettes?”
Non-daily smoker: responded “less than daily, but at least once a week” or “less than once a week, but at least once in the past month” to past 30-day smoking.
Former smoker: responded “not at all” to past 30-day smoking but “yes” to “Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes (about 4 packs) in your life?”
Never smoker: Either responded “Not at all” to past 30-day smoking AND “No” to 100+ lifetime cigarettes OR responded “No” to “Have you ever smoked a whole cigarette?”

Figure 11.24 data table with 95% confidence intervals
Figure 11.24: Smoking status of daily users of e-cigarettes (%), 2020
Current smoker* Former smoker Never smoker
25.6 [18.4-32.9] 55.5 [47.2-63.7] 18.9 [13.9-23.9]

*Includes daily and non-daily smokers.
Data source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.

Daily smoker: responded “Daily” to “During the past 30 days, how often did you smoke cigarettes?”
Non-daily smoker: responded “less than daily, but at least once a week” or “less than once a week, but at least once in the past month” to past 30-day smoking.
Former smoker: responded “not at all” to past 30-day smoking but “yes” to “Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes (about 4 packs) in your life?”
Never smoker: Either responded “Not at all” to past 30-day smoking AND “No” to 100+ lifetime cigarettes OR responded “No” to “Have you ever smoked a whole cigarette?”

95% confidence intervals for in-text estimates

a: 36.6 [30.0-43.1]