Perceptions of nicotine in previous users by user group
| GR | IN | JP | NO | SA | UK | US | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | ||||||||||||||||
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | ||
| Nicotine is harmful | Exclusive combustible | 78 | 89.7 | 115 | 89.1 | 80 | 94.1 | 198 | 88.4 | 26 | 56.5 | 34 | 58.6 | 49 | 90.7 | 110 | 96.5 | 79 | 82.3 | 35 | 74.5 | 36 | 90.0 | 62 | 98.4 | ||||
| Cigarettes | 128 | 77.1 | 1,324 | 85.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bidis | 41 | 67.2 | 412 | 74.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exclusive non-combustible | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75.0 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 7 | 77.8 | ||||||
| Exclusive smokeless | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 845 | 70.1 | 744 | 77.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Daily dual/poly users | 4 | 80.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 73 | 75.3 | 396 | 83.9 | 10 | 83.3 | 42 | 84.0 | 18 | 81.8 | 9 | 56.3 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 50 | 78.1 | 54 | 80.6 | 39 | 88.6 | 36 | 92.3 | |
| Non-daily single/dual/poly | 9 | 81.8 | 12 | 85.7 | 141 | 72.3 | 379 | 69.3 | 35 | 97.2 | 30 | 93.8 | 24 | 64.9 | 62 | 63.3 | 22 | 100.0 | 22 | 100.0 | 40 | 88.9 | 22 | 73.3 | 27 | 77.1 | 29 | 93.5 | |
| Nicotine is the primary cause of cancer | Exclusive combustible | 47 | 54.0 | 86 | 66.7 | 49 | 57.6 | 117 | 52.2 | 28 | 60.9 | 35 | 60.3 | 41 | 75.9 | 96 | 84.2 | 35 | 36.5 | 13 | 27.7 | 21 | 52.5 | 50 | 79.4 | ||||
| Cigarettes | 122 | 73.5 | 1,226 | 78.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bidis | 30 | 49.2 | 364 | 65.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exclusive non-combustible | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 55.6 | ||||||
| Exclusive smokeless | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 730 | 60.6 | 710 | 74.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Daily dual/poly users | 3 | 60.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 56 | 57.7 | 385 | 81.6 | 8 | 66.7 | 27 | 54.0 | 14 | 63.6 | 7 | 43.8 | 3 | 75.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 34 | 53.1 | 37 | 55.2 | 31 | 70.5 | 20 | 51.3 | |
| Non-daily single/dual/poly | 4 | 36.4 | 9 | 64.3 | 114 | 58.5 | 335 | 61.2 | 25 | 69.4 | 22 | 68.8 | 20 | 54.1 | 59 | 60.2 | 18 | 81.8 | 21 | 95.5 | 20 | 44.4 | 17 | 56.7 | 24 | 68.6 | 24 | 77.4 | |
| NRTs cause cancer | Exclusive combustible | 30 | 34.5 | 51 | 39.5 | 25 | 29.4 | 87 | 38.8 | 29 | 63.0 | 30 | 51.7 | 20 | 37.0 | 41 | 36.0 | 14 | 14.6 | 3 | 6.4 | 17 | 42.5 | 32 | 50.8 | ||||
| Cigarettes | 114 | 68.7 | 1,047 | 67.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bidis | 23 | 37.7 | 231 | 41.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exclusive non-combustible | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 44.4 | ||||||
| Exclusive smokeless | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 583 | 48.4 | 592 | 61.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Daily dual/poly users | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 29 | 29.9 | 288 | 61.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 23 | 46.0 | 14 | 63.6 | 10 | 62.5 | 2 | 50.0 | 8 | 400.0 | 14 | 21.9 | 32 | 47.8 | 23 | 52.3 | 21 | 53.8 | |
| Non-daily single/dual/poly | 3 | 27.3 | 8 | 57.1 | 101 | 51.8 | 307 | 56.1 | 12 | 33.3 | 16 | 50.0 | 16 | 43.2 | 31 | 31.6 | 11 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 33.3 | 12 | 40.0 | 21 | 60.0 | 13 | 41.9 | |
| Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | ||||||||||||||||
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| (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicotine is harmful | Exclusive combustible | 78 | 89.7 | 115 | 89.1 | 80 | 94.1 | 198 | 88.4 | 26 | 56.5 | 34 | 58.6 | 49 | 90.7 | 110 | 96.5 | 79 | 82.3 | 35 | 74.5 | 36 | 90.0 | 62 | 98.4 | ||||
| Cigarettes | 128 | 77.1 | 1,324 | 85.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bidis | 41 | 67.2 | 412 | 74.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exclusive non-combustible | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75.0 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 7 | 77.8 | ||||||
| Exclusive smokeless | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 845 | 70.1 | 744 | 77.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Daily dual/poly users | 4 | 80.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 73 | 75.3 | 396 | 83.9 | 10 | 83.3 | 42 | 84.0 | 18 | 81.8 | 9 | 56.3 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 50 | 78.1 | 54 | 80.6 | 39 | 88.6 | 36 | 92.3 | |
| Non-daily single/dual/poly | 9 | 81.8 | 12 | 85.7 | 141 | 72.3 | 379 | 69.3 | 35 | 97.2 | 30 | 93.8 | 24 | 64.9 | 62 | 63.3 | 22 | 100.0 | 22 | 100.0 | 40 | 88.9 | 22 | 73.3 | 27 | 77.1 | 29 | 93.5 | |
| Nicotine is the primary cause of cancer | Exclusive combustible | 47 | 54.0 | 86 | 66.7 | 49 | 57.6 | 117 | 52.2 | 28 | 60.9 | 35 | 60.3 | 41 | 75.9 | 96 | 84.2 | 35 | 36.5 | 13 | 27.7 | 21 | 52.5 | 50 | 79.4 | ||||
| Cigarettes | 122 | 73.5 | 1,226 | 78.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bidis | 30 | 49.2 | 364 | 65.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exclusive non-combustible | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 55.6 | ||||||
| Exclusive smokeless | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 730 | 60.6 | 710 | 74.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Daily dual/poly users | 3 | 60.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 56 | 57.7 | 385 | 81.6 | 8 | 66.7 | 27 | 54.0 | 14 | 63.6 | 7 | 43.8 | 3 | 75.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 34 | 53.1 | 37 | 55.2 | 31 | 70.5 | 20 | 51.3 | |
| Non-daily single/dual/poly | 4 | 36.4 | 9 | 64.3 | 114 | 58.5 | 335 | 61.2 | 25 | 69.4 | 22 | 68.8 | 20 | 54.1 | 59 | 60.2 | 18 | 81.8 | 21 | 95.5 | 20 | 44.4 | 17 | 56.7 | 24 | 68.6 | 24 | 77.4 | |
| NRTs cause cancer | Exclusive combustible | 30 | 34.5 | 51 | 39.5 | 25 | 29.4 | 87 | 38.8 | 29 | 63.0 | 30 | 51.7 | 20 | 37.0 | 41 | 36.0 | 14 | 14.6 | 3 | 6.4 | 17 | 42.5 | 32 | 50.8 | ||||
| Cigarettes | 114 | 68.7 | 1,047 | 67.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bidis | 23 | 37.7 | 231 | 41.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exclusive non-combustible | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 44.4 | ||||||
| Exclusive smokeless | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 583 | 48.4 | 592 | 61.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Daily dual/poly users | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 29 | 29.9 | 288 | 61.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 23 | 46.0 | 14 | 63.6 | 10 | 62.5 | 2 | 50.0 | 8 | 400.0 | 14 | 21.9 | 32 | 47.8 | 23 | 52.3 | 21 | 53.8 | |
| Non-daily single/dual/poly | 3 | 27.3 | 8 | 57.1 | 101 | 51.8 | 307 | 56.1 | 12 | 33.3 | 16 | 50.0 | 16 | 43.2 | 31 | 31.6 | 11 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 33.3 | 12 | 40.0 | 21 | 60.0 | 13 | 41.9 | |
Notes:
NRT = nicotine replacement therapy; GR = Greece; IN = India; JP = Japan; NO = Norway; SA = South Africa; UK = United Kingdom; US = United States