page_title: Usage of electronic cigarettes
section_title: Frequency
hierarchical_section_title: Usage of electronic cigarettes / Use / Frequency
caption_attribution_description: Je eine Softbox links und rechts, 3. Blitz hinter ihr. Sie benutzt eine elektrische Zigarette ohne Nikotin. Softbox left and right, 3rd Flash behind her. She is using an electric cigarette without nicotine.
context_page_description: Since the introduction of electronic cigarettes to the market in 2003, their global usage has risen exponentially. In 2011, there were approximately seven million adult e-cigarette users globally to 41 million of them in 2018. Awareness and use of e-cigarettes greatly increased over the few years leading up to 2014, particularly among young people and women in some parts of the world. Since their introduction vaping has increased in the majority of high-income countries. E-cigarette use in the US and Europe is higher than in other countries, except for China which has the greatest number of e-cigarette users. Growth in the UK as of January 2018 had reportedly slowed since 2013. The growing frequency of e-cigarette use may be due to heavy promotion in youth-driven media channels, their low cost, and the belief that e-cigarettes are safer than traditional cigarettes, according to a 2016 review. E-cigarette use may also be increasing due to the consensus among several scientific organizations that e-cigarettes are safer compared to combustible tobacco products.
context_section_description: Since their introduction to the market in 2003, global usage of e-cigarettes has risen exponentially. By 2013, there were several million users globally. In 2011 there were approximately seven million adult e-cigarette users globally in 2011 to 41 million of them in 2018. Awareness and use of e-cigarettes greatly increased over the few years leading up to 2014, particularly among young people and women in some parts of the world. A 2013 four-country survey found there was generally greater awareness among white adult smokers compared with non-white ones. Vaping is increasing in the majority of high-income countries. E-cigarette use in the US and Europe is higher than in other countries, except for China which has the greatest number of e-cigarette users. Growth in the US had reportedly slowed in 2015, lowering market forecasts for 2016. Growth in the UK as of January 2018 had reportedly slowed since 2013. The growing frequency of e-cigarette use may be due to heavy promotion in youth-driven media channels, their low cost, and the belief that e-cigarettes are safer than traditional cigarettes, according to a 2016 review. In 2018, it was estimated that there were 35 million e-cigarette users globally (including heat-not-burn tobacco products), with this rapid growth predicted to continue.
  Surveys in 2010 and 2011 suggested that adults with higher incomes were more likely to have heard of e-cigarettes, but those with lower incomes may have been more likely to try them. Most users had a history of smoking regular cigarettes, while results by race were mixed. At least 52% of smokers or ex-smokers have used an e-cigarette. Of smokers who have, less than 15% become everyday e-cigarette users. Though e-cigarette use among those who have never smoked is very low, it continues to rise. Daily vapers are typically recent former smokers. E-cigarettes are commonly used among non-smokers. This includes young adult non-smokers. Vaping is the largest among adults between 18 and 24 years of age, and use is the largest among adults who do not have a high school diploma. Young adults who vape but do not smoke are more than twice as likely to intend to try smoking than their peers who do not vape. A worldwide survey of e-cigarette users conducted in 2014 found that only 3.5% of respondents used liquid without nicotine.
  Greater than 10 million people vape daily, as of 2018. Everyday use is common among e-cigarette users. E-cigarette users mostly keep smoking traditional cigarettes. Adults often vape to replace tobacco. Most vapers still use nicotine liquids after stopping smoking for several months. Most e-cigarette users are middle-aged men who also smoke traditional cigarettes, either to help them quit or for recreational use. Older people are more likely to vape for quitting smoking than younger people. Men were found to use higher nicotine doses, compared with women who were vaping. Among young adults e-cigarette use is not regularly associated with trying to quit smoking. The research indicates that the most common way people try to quit smoking in the UK is with e-cigarettes.
  Dual use of e-cigarettes and traditional tobacco is common. Dual use of e-cigarettes with cigarettes is the most frequent pattern. One-time e-cigarette use seems to be higher in people with greater levels of educational achievement. Women smokers who are poorer and did not finish high school are more likely to have tried vaping at least once. Vaping is increasing among people with cancer who are frequent smokers.
caption: Aerosol (vapor) exhaled by an e-cigarette user using a nicotine-free e-cigarette.
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