Percentage of adults in Canada who strongly agreed or somewhat agreed with select statements regarding electronic cigarette use as of 2021
Characteristic
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Governments should not focus on getting smokers to switch to vaping products but should focus instead on helping smokers quit smoking and nicotine use altogether.
55%
24%
To protect young people from starting to use e-cigarettes, vaping products should not be sold in attractive flavors, even if that means that smokers trying to quit can only access flavorless or tobacco flavored products.
44%
25%
E-cigarettes and vaping liquids should be made available only through pharmacies or smoking cessation clinics to smokers who have tried to stop smoking but have been unsuccessful with other proven treatments.
24%
31%
The tobacco and vaping industries can be trusted to market new nicotine products in ways that reduce the overall number of people who smoke and doesn’t hook new young users.
5%
12%
To encourage smokers to switch to e-cigarettes, vaping products should be made available in attractive flavors even if that means that more young people start using them.
4%
11%
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Original question: "Some people think that electronic cigarettes/vaping products might be less harmful than cigarettes. Others think that their risks remain unknown, especially in the long
run. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?"
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Canadians who agreed with select statements about e-cigarette use 2021
A survey from 2021 found that around 55 percent of Canadian adults strongly agreed that governments should not focus on getting smokers to switch to vaping products but should focus instead on helping smokers quit smoking and nicotine use altogether. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in Canada who strongly or somewhat agreed with select statements regarding electronic cigarettes/vaping products as of 2021.
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Leger. (October 29, 2021). Percentage of adults in Canada who strongly agreed or somewhat agreed with select statements regarding electronic cigarette use as of 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1328479/agreement-with-statements-on-electronic-cigarette-use-canada/
Leger. "Percentage of adults in Canada who strongly agreed or somewhat agreed with select statements regarding electronic cigarette use as of 2021." Chart. October 29, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1328479/agreement-with-statements-on-electronic-cigarette-use-canada/
Leger. (2021). Percentage of adults in Canada who strongly agreed or somewhat agreed with select statements regarding electronic cigarette use as of 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1328479/agreement-with-statements-on-electronic-cigarette-use-canada/
Leger. "Percentage of Adults in Canada Who Strongly Agreed or Somewhat Agreed with Select Statements regarding Electronic Cigarette Use as of 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Oct 2021, /statistics/1328479/agreement-with-statements-on-electronic-cigarette-use-canada/
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Percentage of adults in Canada who strongly agreed or somewhat agreed with select statements regarding electronic cigarette use as of 2021 [Graph], Leger, October 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1328479/agreement-with-statements-on-electronic-cigarette-use-canada/
