Vaping Viewpoints: A Multi-Segment Understanding of E-Cigarette Risk Perceptions

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are battery-operated devices used to deliver nicotine by vapor and are positioned as a safer alternative to traditional tobacco cigarettes. As a recent entrant to the market, little is known about how consumers perceive the health risks of these devices, raising...

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Published in:The Journal of consumer affairs 2019-07, Vol.53 (2), p.545-571
Main Authors: FARRELL, JUSTINE RAPP, HAMBY, ANNE M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Consumers
Electronic cigarettes
Health risks
Labeling
Smoking
Vaping
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Summary:Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are battery-operated devices used to deliver nicotine by vapor and are positioned as a safer alternative to traditional tobacco cigarettes. As a recent entrant to the market, little is known about how consumers perceive the health risks of these devices, raising the question of whether consumers are making informed product adoption and use choices. Study 1 evaluates different consumer usage segments (vapers, smokers, dual users, and nonusers) in terms of their level of perceived risk. Study 2 examines how different groups of consumers’ risk perceptions are influenced by on-ad warning labels. Results show that vapers operate as a distinct consumer segment with lower perceptions of harm than other segments, although illustrate greater likelihood to respond to health messaging and on-ad warning information.
ISSN:0022-0078
1745-6606
DOI:10.1111/joca.12203