E-cigarette question on the BRFSS – 2/6/15

Q: Boston's Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program administers the Boston BRFSS and their research director is looking for a validated e-cigarette use question that they could potentially add to their BRFSS. Have any states or communities added a question to their BRFSS? If so, what was the language?

A:

  1. Washington: Here is the final BRFSS state added questions for WA. Page 58 is where the e-cigarette question is located. I'm sending you the whole thing so you can see the context it is asked in.
     
  2. Virginia: Links to the survey summary can be found here.
     
    QN53: Percentage of students who most recently tried smoking tobacco from a hookah or waterpipe, dissolvable tobacco products, or electronic cigarettes

    QN54: Percentage of students who mostly used flavored little cigars or cigarettes or electronic cigarettes during the past 30 days
     
  3. Wisconsin: Below are e-cigarette related questions we have included in our state BRFSS and YTS surveys.

    From Wisconsin BRFSS:
    Have you ever used electronic cigarettes (also called e-cigarettes)?
     
    1 = Yes
    2 = No
    7 = Don't Know
    9 = Refused
     
    Do you think electronic cigarettes (also called e-cigarettes) are safer than regular cigarettes?
     
    1 = Yes
    2 = No
    7 = Don't Know
    9 = Refused
     
    From Wisconsin Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS)
    In the past 30 days, which of the following products have you used on at least one day? (You can CHOOSE ONE ANSWER or MORE THAN ONE ANSWER)
     
    A. Roll-your-own cigarettes
    B. Flavored cigarettes, such as Camel Crush
    C. Clove cigars
    D. Flavored little cigars
    E. Smoking tobacco from a hookah or a waterpipe
    F. Snus, such as Camel or Marlboro Snus
    G. Dissolvable tobacco products, such as Ariva, Stonewall, Camel orbs, Camel sticks, or Camel strips
    H. Electronic Cigarettes or E-cigarettes, such as Ruyan or NJOY
    I. Some other new tobacco products not listed here
    J. I have not used any of the products listed above or any new tobacco product
     
    Which of the following tobacco products have you ever tried, even just one time? (You can CHOOSE ONE ANSWER or MORE THAN ONE ANSWER)
     
    A. Roll-your-own cigarettes
    B. Flavored cigarettes, such as Camel Crush
    C. Clove cigars
    D. Flavored little cigars
    E. Smoking tobacco from a hookah or a waterpipe
    F. Snus, such as Camel or Marlboro Snus
    G. Dissolvable tobacco products, such as Ariva, Stonewall, Camel orbs, Camel sticks, or Camel strips
    H. Electronic Cigarettes or E-cigarettes, such as Ruyan or NJOY
    I. Some other new tobacco products not listed here
    J. I have never tried any of the products listed above or any new tobacco product

  4. Oregon: Regarding the question about wording on BRFSS for e-cigarettes, Oregon used the wording below on the 2014 and 2015 Oregon BRFSS.

    Ask everyone
    The next question asks you about electronic cigarettes, also known as e cigs. Have you ever used an electronic cigarette in your entire life, even one or two puffs?
     
    1 = Yes
    2 = No
    7 = Don't know / Not sure
    9 = Refused    		  
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    During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use an electronic cigarette?
     

    __ = Days
    77 = Don't know/Not sure
    88 = None
    99 = Refused

  5. Maine: Maine has the below BRFSS E-Cig questions.
     
    State Added 16: E- Cigarettes (Path B)
    ME16INTRO Pause
    Ask If
     
    ME16Q01 Select
    Ask If C09Q01 = 1
    E-cigarettes are battery powered devices that provide inhaled doses of nicotine.
     
    Have you ever used e-cigs (electronic cigarettes)?
     
    1 = Yes
    2 = No ME16END
    7 = DON'T KNOW/NOT SURE ME16END
    9 = REFUSED ME16END
     
    ME16Q02 Select
    Ask If ME16Q01 = 1
     
    Are you currently using e-cigs?
     
    1 = Yes
    2 = No
    7 = DON'T KNOW/NOT SURE
    9 = REFUSED
     
    ME16Q03 Select
    Ask If ME16Q01 = 1
     
    Why did you start to use e-cigs?
    * (RESTAURANTS, BARS, OR OTHER PUBLIC PLACES)
     
    1 = Try something new
    2 = To quit smoking
    3 = Friends (introduced, pressured, recommended)
    4 = Health (improve, less harmful)
    5 = To be able to smoke in places where cigarettes smoking is not allowed*
    8 = OTHER
    7 = DON'T KNOW/NOT SURE
    9 = REFUSED
    98
     
    ME16Q04 Select
    Ask If ME16Q01 = 1
     
    Do you or did you use e-cigs the same, more or less frequently than a regular cigarette?
    INTERVIEWER NOTE: USE IS 10 MINUTES OR 10-20 PUFFS AT A TIME.
     
    1 = Same
    2 = More
    3 = Less
    7 = DON'T KNOW/NOT SURE
    9 = REFUSED
     
    ME16Q05 Select
    Ask If ME16Q02 = 1
     
    Have you stopped using other tobacco products completely?
     
    1 = Yes
    2 = No
    7 = DON'T KNOW/NOT SURE
    9 = REFUSED
     
    ME16Q06 Select
    Ask If ME16Q01 = 1
     
    Do you believe e-cigs have the same, more or less nicotine than regular cigarettes?
     
    1 = Same
    2 = More
    3 = Less
    7 = DON'T KNOW/NOT SURE
    9 = REFUSED
     
    ME16Q07 Select
    Ask If ME16Q01 = 1
     
    Will you continue to use e-cigs or plan to use e-cigs in the
    future?
     
    1 = Yes
    2 = No
    7 = DON'T KNOW/NOT SURE
    9 = REFUSED

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