In 2021, 4.5% of U.S. adults were current e-cigarette users. How they related to cigarettes depended heavily on age.
| E-cigarette users | Current smokers | Former smokers | Never smoked |
|---|---|---|---|
| All adults | 29.4% | 40.3% | 30.3% |
| 18–24 | 16.3% | 22.3% | 61.4% |
| 25–44 | 30.6% | 45.8% | 23.6% |
| 45 and older | 42.7% | 50.1% | 7.2% |
Younger users were more likely never to have smoked cigarettes; older users were more likely to be current or former smokers.
Cigarette smoking status among current adult e-cigarette users, by age group, United States, 2021, with 95% confidence intervals. CDC / MMWR
Definitions
- Current e-cigarette user: has ever tried an e-cigarette or other electronic vaping product, even once, and now uses one every day or some days.
- Current smoker: has smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life and now smokes every day or some days.
- Former smoker: has smoked at least 100 cigarettes but does not smoke now.
- Never smoker: has not smoked 100 cigarettes.
Estimates come from household interviews with a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population.
More: CDC's e-cigarette information.
Sources
Based on "QuickStats: Percentage Distribution of Cigarette Smoking Status Among Current Adult E-Cigarette Users, by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2021," reported by Ellen A. Kramarow and Nazik Elgaddal, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, volume 72, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from the National Center for Health Statistics' National Health Interview Survey, 2021; a work of the United States government in the public domain.
Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain) · Adapted from www.cdc.gov
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