Characteristics of Electronic Cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students—United States, 2015

December 30, 2016 / Vol. 65 / No. 50 & 51

MMWR Highlights

Percentages of ever e-cigarette users who have used various types of e-cigarettes, by sex.

• 13.7% of males and 15.4% of females have used only disposable types of e-cigarettes.
• 52.2% of males and 54.8% of females have used only rechargeable or refillable types of e-cigarettes.
• 34.0% of males and 29.8% of females have used both disposable and rechargeable or refillable types of e-cigarettes.

Percentages of ever e-cigarette users who have used various brands of e-cigarettes, by sex.

• 28.1% of males and 24.2% of females have used blu brand e-cigarettes.
• 13.5% of males and 10.7% of females have used VUSE brand e-cigarettes.
• 16.2% of males and 13.4% of females have used NJOY, MarkTen, Logic, Finiti, Starbuzz, or Fantasia brand of e-cigarettes.
• 29.5% of males and 18.1% of females have used some other brand of e-cigarette.
• 44.4% of males and 58.1% of females did not know the brand name of the e-cigarette they used.

Percentages of ever e-cigarette users who have used e-cigarettes for a substance other than nicotine, by sex.

• 36.9% of males and 27.2% of females have ever used e-cigarettes for a substance other than nicotine.
• 63.1% of males and 72.8% of females have never used e-cigarettes for a substance other than nicotine.

Percentages of ever e-cigarette users who have used various types of e-cigarettes, by race-ethnicity.

• 11.3% of whites, 24.1% of blacks, 18.3% of Hispanics, and 12.6% of others have used only disposable types of e-cigarettes.
• 54.2% of whites, 57.6% of blacks, 49.1% of Hispanics, and 59.6% of others have used only rechargeable/refillable types of e-cigarettes.
• 34.5% of whites, 18.3% of blacks, 32.6% of Hispanics, and 27.9% of others have used both disposable and rechargeable/refillable types of e-cigarettes.

Percentages of ever e-cigarette users who have used various brands of e-cigarettes, by race-ethnicity.

• 25.7% of whites, 35.4% of blacks, 25.3% of Hispanics, and 22.5% of others have used blu brand e-cigarettes.
• 12.2% of whites, 11.9% of blacks, 12.5% of Hispanics, and 11.2%of others have used VUSE brand e-cigarettes.
• 14.4% of whites, 11.4% of blacks, 17.4% of Hispanics, and 14.4% of others have used NJOY, MarkTen, Logic, Finiti, Starbuzz, or Fantasia brand of e-cigarettes.
• 25.8% of whites, 17.2% of blacks, 21.3% of Hispanics, and 36.5% of others have used some other brand of e-cigarette.
• 50.9% of whites, 45.4% of blacks, 53.4% of Hispanics, and 43.9% of others did not know the brand name of the e-cigarette they used.

Percentages of ever e-cigarette users who have used e-cigarettes for a substance other than nicotine, by race-ethnicity.

• 32.6% of whites, 26.0% of blacks, 33.7% of Hispanics, and 36.9% of others have ever used e-cigarettes for a substance other than nicotine.
• 67.4% of whites, 74.0% of blacks, 66.3% of Hispanics, and 63.1% of others have never used e-cigarettes for a substance other than nicotine.