Public Not As Stupid As The Government Thinks!
An E Cigarette Direct survey suggests that the public are sceptical of claims that the electronic cigarette is more dangerous than cigarettes.
Electronic cigarettes are devices that deliver nicotine in a propylene glycol solution - a solution also used for sterilising the air in children's wards.
In a survey of more than 250 electronic cigarette smokers, smokers and non-smokers, only 28% of respondents believed that smoking electronic cigarettes was more unhealthy than electronic cigarettes.
58% gave an emphatic no, while just under 30% remained unsure.
The numbers were rather different for non-smokers only, with 32.6% agreeing that the electronic cigarette was more dangerous than cigarettes. A minority (15.1%) did not believe the claim, while more than 50% were unsure. Smokers were more sceptical, with only 10.9% believing it was more dangerous, although again more than 50% were uncertain.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, those who had already converted to the electronic cigarette had a different story to tell, with all 89 respondents agreeing that the electronic cigarette was safer than cigarettes.
James Dunworth, author of the survey and the The Electronic Cigarette book, said:
"These and other questions asked show that a majority of people do not yet believe claims that the e-cigarette is more dangerous than regular cigarettes."
See the Smoker's Attitudes survey for the full data.
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