Perceptions of E-Cigarettes among Black Youth in California
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Conceptual Framework
2. Methodology
2.1. Research Design
2.2. Analysis
3. Findings
3.1. Social Identity Function of ENDS
“A higher-income person, (someone) who goes to the doctor and feels guilty about smoking cigarettes and tobacco, and is into technology and (chuckles) maybe rides a bike.”
“I feel like a lot of hipsters use e-cigarettes. A hipster is someone who tries to fit in with a certain image because it looks cool. E-cigs are very trendy so they’re like ‘Ooh I look so cool with my e-cig.’”
“…non-Black people… So similarly with the cigarette smoking, actually having a cigarette, that is mostly White people. Then secondary, non-Black people, non-White people. But with the e-cigarettes, I suppose it would just be non-Blacks. I’ve seen Asians smoking as well.”
“Who do I see smoking e-cigarettes? Upper class individuals. I haven’t seen a person of color smoking those e-cigarettes ‘cause they’re kind of expensive.’”
“Let’s just be straightforward. Particularly, I’ve seen them in the hands of European Americans, white folks… I worked this tech show last week in San Francisco and I saw people with it.”
“I see a lot more business people with vape pens nowadays taking a… break outside instead of cigarettes. So that’s a good thing, in my opinion… Maybe young black kids will prefer those over… cigarettes at some point in time.”
3.2. Utilitarian Function of E-Cigarettes
“Some people who actually had a habit of smoking cigarettes, who are trying to be better, they use them. I respect them way more.”
“People who smoke e-cigarettes are trying to get off cigarettes and they just can’t go cold-turkey, so that’s like their in-between… But it’s very ineffective on that in-between to get you off of it.”
“He had an e-cig, ‘cause my mom bought it for him I think‘ cause she wanted to help him. She was happy that he was trying to be better, so in order to help him on his journey, she got him some e-cigs. He would charge it. Everything was cool. He stopped using cigarettes. Now he’s just using his e-cig. Then after that, the next step would have been, ‘Okay, now you’re not even using an e-cig and you’re good. You’re fine. You don’t even need it.’… He ended up relapsing.”
“It’s just weird that they say it’s not smoke, but then I learned that they about have the same, like, bad stuff as cigarettes. I thought it was healthier. That’s why I was doing it. But there’s no difference.”
“I smoke like two cigarettes a day. But I’ll try the vape pen most of the time. Like today, I forgot my vape pen, so I’m like, damn it, I’m gonna have to go get a cigarette. I try to do as much of the vape pen as I can.”
“The smell (of cigarettes). That’s why I got the vape pen… I don’t smell like anything. It’s all sweet and fruity. I still smoke like two cigarettes, but I’ve been working since I was homeless to not smell like cigarettes. I was smelling like straight up cigarettes and God knows what else when I was homeless. I did not like that. My friends didn’t like it.”
4. Limitations
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Hess, C.A.; Antin, T.M.J.; Annechino, R.; Hunt, G. Perceptions of E-Cigarettes among Black Youth in California. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14, 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14010060
Hess CA, Antin TMJ, Annechino R, Hunt G. Perceptions of E-Cigarettes among Black Youth in California. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017; 14(1):60. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14010060
Chicago/Turabian StyleHess, Catherine A., Tamar M. J. Antin, Rachelle Annechino, and Geoffrey Hunt. 2017. "Perceptions of E-Cigarettes among Black Youth in California" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14, no. 1: 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14010060