According to a survey conducted in Europe in 2020, nearly two-thirds of respondents deemed e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products to be harmful towards the health of people who use such products. On the other hand, 27 percent of respondents thought that e-cigarettes were not harmful.
Distribution of feelings towards the harmfulness of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products in Europe as of 2020
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Yes, harmful
No, not harmful
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Question was worded in the source as: "In recent years e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products have been increasingly marketed in Europe. Do you think that they are harmful or not to the health of those who use them?"
Countries surveyed were the EU27 and the UK.
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European Commission. (February 1, 2021). Distribution of feelings towards the harmfulness of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products in Europe as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312758/opinion-on-safety-of-e-cigarettes-and-similar-products-in-europe/
European Commission. "Distribution of feelings towards the harmfulness of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products in Europe as of 2020." Chart. February 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312758/opinion-on-safety-of-e-cigarettes-and-similar-products-in-europe/
European Commission. (2021). Distribution of feelings towards the harmfulness of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products in Europe as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312758/opinion-on-safety-of-e-cigarettes-and-similar-products-in-europe/
European Commission. "Distribution of Feelings towards The Harmfulness of E-cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products in Europe as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312758/opinion-on-safety-of-e-cigarettes-and-similar-products-in-europe/
European Commission, Distribution of feelings towards the harmfulness of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products in Europe as of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312758/opinion-on-safety-of-e-cigarettes-and-similar-products-in-europe/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of feelings towards the harmfulness of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products in Europe as of 2020 [Graph], European Commission, February 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312758/opinion-on-safety-of-e-cigarettes-and-similar-products-in-europe/
