Awareness, perception of harmfulness, reported use and potential number of electronic cigarette users among smokers within European Union member countries, Euro-barometer 385 (77.1) in 2012
| Region/country | Awareness | Perception of harmfulness | Use | Users | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heard of e-cigarettes % (95% CI) | Heard of e-cigarettes and know what they are % (95% CI) | e-cigarettes are harmful % (95% CI) | e-cigarettes are harmless % (95% CI) | Do not know % (95% CI) | Ever used e-cigarettes % (95% CI) | Ever used e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation aid* % (95% CI) | Have used or experimented with e-cigarettes n | |
| Overall | n/a† | n/a† | 28.5 (26.9 to 30.1) | 40.6 (38.8 to 42.3) | 30.9 (29.3 to 32.6) | 20.3 (18.9 to 21.8) | 3.7 (3.1 to 4.3) | 23 125 617 |
| France (n=1059) | 86.5 (82.3 to 90.7) | 66.8 (61.1 to 72.6) | 25.8 (20.5 to 31.1) | 36.3 (30.4 to 42.2) | 37.9 (32.0 to 43.8) | 22.6 (17.4 to 27.7) | 3.9 (2.0 to 5.8) | 3 030 872 |
| Belgium (n=1051) | 69.3 (63.7 to 74.9) | 45.3 (39.3 to 51.4) | 36.5 (30.7 to 42.4) | 45.4 (39.3 to 51.5) | 18.0 (13.5 to 22.6) | 11.5 (7.4 to 15.5) | 3.2 (1.2 to 5.2) | 275 748 |
| Austria (n=1031) | 84.9 (80.9 to 88.8) | 53.3 (47.7 to 58.9) | 25.8 (21.0 to 30.6) | 44.2 (38.7 to 49.8) | 30.0 (24.8 to 35.2) | 13.7 (9.9 to 17.6) | 4.2 (2.0 to 6.4) | 315 404 |
| Germany (n=1552) | 93.5 (90.9 to 96.1) | 81.0 (76.8 to 85.3) | 47.5 (41.9 to 53.2) | 23.6 (18.7 to 28.5) | 28.9 (23.6 to 34.1) | 20.2 (15.6 to 24.9) | 2.8 (1.3 to 4.2) | 3 437 044 |
| The Netherlands (n=1014) | 93.9 (90.6 to 97.2) | 72.6 (66.6 to 78.7) | 43.4 (36.6 to 50.3) | 34.5 (27.8 to 41.2) | 22.1 (16.5 to 27.6) | 21.9 (16.0 to 27.9) | 2.5 (1.1 to 4.0) | 688 703 |
| Luxembourg (n=501) | 92.4 (88.2 to 96.7) | 77.1 (69.9 to 84.3) | 40.8 (32.0 to 49.6) | 29.2 (21.0 to 37.4) | 30.0 (21.8 to 38.2) | 28.0 (19.7 to 36.3) | 3.7 (0.8 to 6.7)‡ | 30 389 |
| Greece (n=999) | 97.8 (96.4 to 99.3) | 84.4 (80.8 to 88.0) | 46.7 (41.8 to 51.6) | 37.6 (32.8 to 42.4) | 15.7 (12.1 to 19.3) | 22.4 (18.3 to 26.6) | 8.8 (5.6 to 12.0) | 777 226 |
| Italy (n=1036) | 86.0 (81.6 to 90.4) | 64.8 (58.8 to 70.9) | 17.3 (12.5 to 22.1) | 53.0 (46.7 to 59.3) | 29.7 (24.0 to 35.5) | 8.8 (5.1 to 12.4) | 2.9 (0.7 to 5.0) | 1 092 236 |
| Malta (n=500) | 79.6 (71.7 to 87.4) | 62.9 (53.1 to 72.8) | 22.2 (14.0 to 30.3) | 45.9 (35.6 to 56.3) | 31.9 (22.5 to 41.3) | 16.7 (9.5 to 24.0) | 3.6 (0.3 to 6.9)‡ | 15 369 |
| Portugal (n=1009) | 91.2 (87.4 to 94.9) | 73.6 (67.7 to 79.5) | 40.4 (33.8 to 46.9) | 24.7 (18.9 to 30.5) | 34.9 (28.5 to 41.3) | 17.0 (11.8 to 22.1) | 0.4 (0.1 to 1.2)‡ | 309 847 |
| Slovenia (n=1017) | 76.7 (71.7 to 81.8) | 48.2 (42.1 to 54.4) | 34.0 (28.2 to 39.8) | 30.7 (25.0 to 36.5) | 35.2 (29.4 to 41.1) | 20.3 (15.3 to 25.3) | 2.3 (0.6 to 4.0) | 97 947 |
| Spain (n=1004) | 87.2 (83.5 to 90.8) | 70.7 (65.6 to 75.7) | 16.3 (12.2 to 20.4) | 48.9 (43.4 to 54.4) | 34.8 (29.5 to 40.0) | 10.9 (7.5 to 14.4) | 2.3 (0.8 to 3.8) | 1 395 241 |
| Cyprus (Republic) (n=506) | 88.2 (83.1 to 93.3) | 72.4 (65.3 to 79.5) | 29.5 (22.2 to 36.7) | 40.2 (32.4 to 48.0) | 30.3 (23.0 to 37.6) | 23.6 (16.8 to 30.3) | 5.4 (1.7 to 9.0) | 46 936 |
| Denmark (n=1019) | 92.1 (89.0 to 95.3) | 77.3 (72.4 to 82.3) | 29.5 (23.6 to 35.4) | 50.6 (44.3 to 56.9) | 19.9 (15.1 to 24.7) | 36.3 (30.1 to 42.5) | 5.3 (3.4 to 7.3) | 424 522 |
| Slovakia (n=1000) | 74.4 (68.6 to 80.3) | 46.2 (39.4 to 53.0) | 26.7 (20.7 to 32.8) | 51.4 (44.5 to 58.2) | 21.9 (16.3 to 27.6) | 7.9 (4.3 to 11.4) | 1.3 (0.2 to 2.4)‡ | 82 063 |
| Czech Republic (n=1003) | 96.7 (94.6 to 98.9) | 82.6 (78.1 to 87.2) | 29.0 (23.5 to 34.5) | 56.8 (50.8 to 62.7) | 14.2 (10.1 to 18.4) | 34.3 (28.6 to 40.0) | 6.6 (3.6 to 9.5) | 903 055 |
| Ireland (n=1008) | 66.6 (60.9 to 72.2) | 50.5 (44.5 to 56.6) | 15.8 (11.4 to 20.3) | 37.3 (31.5 to 43.2) | 46.8 (40.8 to 52.8) | 12.1 (8.1 to 16.1) | 2.7 (1.0 to 4.4) | 122 451 |
| UK (n=1331) | 82.8 (78.2 to 87.4) | 69.4 (63.7 to 75.2) | 14.6 (10.3 to 19.0) | 48.6 (42.3 to 54.8) | 36.8 (30.8 to 42.8) | 26.9 (21.3 to 32.5) | 4.8 (2.7 to 6.8) | 3 716 491 |
| Latvia (n=1024) | 94.3 (91.9 to 96.6) | 64.4 (59.5 to 69.2) | 43.6 (38.5 to 48.7) | 29.7 (25.0 to 34.4) | 26.6 (22.1 to 31.1) | 23.9 (19.5 to 28.4) | 1.7 (0.4 to 2.9) | 125 861 |
| Lithuania (n=1021) | 65.8 (60.4 to 71.1) | 43.8 (38.1 to 49.5) | 24.9 (20.0 to 29.9) | 29.3 (24.1 to 34.6) | 45.8 (40.1 to 51.4) | 11.8 (8.0 to 15.5) | 0.6 (0.1 to 1.5)‡ | 101 088 |
| Finland (n=1003) | 97.7 (95.9 to 99.6) | 80.4 (73.9 to 86.8) | 42.0 (33.5 to 50.5) | 41.3 (32.8 to 49.8) | 16.7 (10.6 to 22.7) | 20.5 (13.2 to 27.8) | 3.2 (0.6 to 5.7)‡ | 226 234 |
| Sweden (n=1016) | 57.1 (47.5 to 66.7) | 38.0 (28.0 to 48.0) | 20.3 (11.8 to 28.8) | 34.4 (24.7 to 44.0) | 45.3 (35.7 to 55.0) | 12.4 (5.6 to 19.3) | 2.5 (0.9 to 4.2) | 122 286 |
| Estonia (n=1000) | 83.9 (79.4 to 88.4) | 58.5 (52.2 to 64.8) | 32.5 (26.4 to 38.6) | 38.8 (32.4 to 45.1) | 28.7 (23.0 to 34.3) | 22.3 (16.8 to 27.9) | 2.8 (1.1 to 4.6) | 55 707 |
| Hungary (n=1021) | 91.6 (88.6 to 94.5) | 74.9 (70.2 to 79.7) | 34.9 (29.6 to 40.2) | 42.0 (36.6 to 47.5) | 23.0 (18.5 to 27.6) | 22.3 (17.6 to 27.0) | 4.7 (2.5 to 6.9) | 597 970 |
| Poland (n=1000) | 85.7 (81.8 to 89.6) | 75.3 (70.4 to 80.2) | 28.9 (23.6 to 34.2) | 41.8 (36.0 to 47.6) | 29.3 (24.0 to 34.6) | 31.0 (25.5 to 36.6) | 5.2 (3.0 to 7.5) | 3 187 636 |
| Bulgaria (n=1006) | 91.5 (88.6 to 94.3) | 68.1 (63.1 to 73.1) | 20.2 (16.0 to 24.4) | 43.2 (37.9 to 48.4) | 36.6 (31.5 to 41.7) | 31.1 (26.1 to 36.0) | 4.6 (2.3 to 6.9) | 736 318 |
| Romania (n=1020) | 93.6 (90.8 to 96.4) | 68.8 (63.6 to 74.0) | 37.2 (31.7 to 42.6) | 32.3 (27.0 to 37.6) | 30.5 (25.3 to 35.7) | 22.2 (17.4 to 27.0) | 5.1 (2.6 to 7.5) | 1 210 973 |
All data were weighted to yield nationally representative estimates.
*Among all current smokers that had made a past quit attempt or former smokers that had quit (n=10 219).
†Data presented in the original Eurobarometer report.
‡Estimates with relative standard errors ≥40%.