This statistic shows the result of a survey on reasons for e-cigarette usage in Denmark in 2020. That year, the most common reason for using electronic cigarettes was to stop smoking tobacco, with a share of 57 percent of daily users as well as occasional users each. 42 percent of surveyed daily e-cigarette users stated to think that it was less harmful than smoking ordinary cigarettes, while the share of respondents that were occasional users amounted to 23 percent.
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Sundhedsstyrelsen. (March 4, 2021). Why do you use electronic cigarettes? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/900203/reasons-for-e-cigarette-usage-in-denmark/
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Sundhedsstyrelsen. (2021). Why do you use electronic cigarettes?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/900203/reasons-for-e-cigarette-usage-in-denmark/
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