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Poll: About Half of Public Supports a Ban on Both Flavored and All
E-Cigarettes, Though Most Young Adults Are Opposed
Four in Five Americans Say Teenagers
Who Would Not Otherwise Smoke Use Flavored e-Cigarettes
With
more than 1,000 lung injuries and two dozen deaths nationally associated with
vaping and e-cigarettes, a new KFF poll finds a narrow majority (52%) of the
public supports a ban on the sale of fruit- and other flavored e-cigarettes,
while 44% oppose it.
When
asked whether all e-cigarettes should be banned, including those that aren’t
flavored, the public is almost evenly divided, with 49% favoring such a step
and 47% opposing it. Majorities of younger adults (ages 18-29) oppose both a
ban on flavored e-cigarettes (63%) and a ban on all e-cigarettes (62%).
The
findings come as the Trump administration, Massachusetts, Michigan, Utah and
other state and local governments are seeking to limit or ban the sale of
e-cigarettes in response to the multi-state outbreak of lung injuries and
concerns about teenagers’ use of the products.
Eight
in 10 (80%) Americans say they have heard at least something about illnesses
related to e-cigarettes and vaping, and about seven in 10 (69%) say they have
heard at least some about state and local efforts to limit sales. Fewer (47%)
say they heard at least something about Trump administration efforts to limit
the sales of e-cigarettes.
The
poll also finds a large majority (81%) believe teenagers who would otherwise
not smoke cigarettes are using flavored e-cigarettes. This includes similar
shares across parties and age groups.
At
the same time, three in 10 (31%) of adults say they believe e-cigarettes are
a safer alternative for tobacco smokers who are trying to quit. This includes
nearly half (45%) of those under 30 years old.
These
attitudes intertwine with people’s views on banning e-cigarettes. Majorities
of those who say that teenagers who otherwise have not smoked are vaping or
that they are not a safer alternative to tobacco support a ban, while most
who hold the opposite views oppose a ban.
Designed
and analyzed by public opinion researchers at KFF, the poll was conducted
October 3-8, 2019 among a nationally representative random digit dial
telephone sample of 1,205 adults. Interviews were conducted in English and
Spanish by landline (300) and cell phone (905). The margin of sampling error
is plus or minus 3 percentage points for the full sample. For results based
on subgroups, the margin of sampling error may be higher.
Filling the need for trusted
information on national health issues, the Kaiser Family Foundation is
a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California.
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Thursday, October 17, 2019
Poll: About Half of Public Supports a Ban on Both Flavored and All E-Cigarettes, Though Most Young Adults Are Opposed
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