E-Cigarette Use - Women in United States
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United States Value:
10.8%
Percentage of women ages 18-44 who reported using e-cigarettes or other electronic vaping products at least once in their lifetime and now use daily or some days
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E-Cigarette Use - Women by State: High School Grad/GED
Percentage of women ages 25-44 with a high school degree or GED diploma who reported using e-cigarettes or other electronic vaping products at least once in their lifetime and now use daily or some days
E-Cigarette Use - Women in
Data from CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022
<= 10.6%
10.7% - 13.2%
13.3% - 14.3%
14.4% - 17.6%
>= 17.7%
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E-Cigarette Use - Women: High School Grad/GED
- CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022
About E-Cigarette Use - Women
US Value: 10.8%
Top State(s): Maryland: 6.6%
Bottom State(s): Arkansas: 18.8%
Definition: Percentage of women ages 18-44 who reported using e-cigarettes or other electronic vaping products at least once in their lifetime and now use daily or some days
Data Source and Years(s): CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022
Suggested Citation: America's Health Rankings analysis of CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United Health Foundation, AmericasHealthRankings.org, accessed 2024.
Electronic cigarettes, also called e-cigarettes, vapes or vape pens, are electronic devices that use heat to make an aerosol that is inhaled by the user. E-cigarettes are typically used to deliver nicotine, an addictive compound, or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active component of cannabis. Nicotine is known to be harmful to pregnant women and their developing babies.
E-cigarettes may contain various additives such as ultrafine particles that can go deep into lungs, cancer-causing chemicals and flavoring chemicals that are linked to lung disease and injury. A 2019 study discovered that e-cigarette use is associated with respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
E-cigarettes have become increasingly popular over the past decade, especially among youth. Studies have identified e-cigarette use in adolescence as a strong predictor of cigarette use in adulthood.
According to America’s Health Rankings analysis, the prevalence of e-cigarette use is higher among:
- Women ages 18-24 compared with those ages 25-34 and 35-44; the prevalence is lower with each increase in age group.
- Multiracial, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native and white women compared with Black, Hispanic and Asian women.
- Women who did not graduate college compared with those who did.
- Women with household incomes less than $75,000 compared with those with incomes of $75,000 or more.
- Women living in non-metropolitan areas compared with women living in metropolitan areas.
- Women with an independent living difficulty compared with women without a disability.
- LGBQ+ women compared with straight women.
- Women who have served in the U.S. armed forces compared with women who have not served.
The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends internet-based interventions to help adults quit smoking. Internet-based tobacco cessation interventions provide information, coaching and social support to individuals interested in quitting. Internet content can be tailored to meet the specific needs of communities. Interventions may also include text messaging, phone calls and medications.
Studies show mixed results on whether e-cigarettes are an effective smoking cessation method. For this reason, the Food and Drug Administration does not recommend e-cigarettes as a method to quit smoking.
Healthy People 2030 has several tobacco-related objectives, including reducing current tobacco use among adults and reducing e-cigarette use among adolescents.
Bhatta, Dharma N., and Stanton A. Glantz. “Association of E-Cigarette Use With Respiratory Disease Among Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis.” American Journal of Preventive Medicine 58, no. 2 (February 1, 2020): 182–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2019.07.028.
Soneji, Samir, Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis, Thomas A. Wills, Adam M. Leventhal, Jennifer B. Unger, Laura A. Gibson, JaeWon Yang, et al. “Association Between Initial Use of E-Cigarettes and Subsequent Cigarette Smoking Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” JAMA Pediatrics 171, no. 8 (August 1, 2017): 788–97. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.1488.
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