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E-cigarettes: an evidence update <br /> <br />61 <br />Figure 19: Perceptions of relative harmfulness of e-cigarettes to people around the user. <br />ASH Smokefree GB youth surveys <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Harm perception relative to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) <br />The ASH Smokers’ survey in 2014 asked respondents about their perception of EC <br />compared with NRT (Table 20). The largest group of respondents thought EC were <br />about as safe. Notably, a higher proportion thought that EC were safer than NRT than <br />believed that NRT was safer than EC. This was particularly pronounced in current EC <br />users. <br /> <br />Table 5: Relative harm perception by e-cigarette use status ASH Smokers’ survey 2014 <br /> <br /> E-cigarette use status <br /> Never Current Ex Total <br /> 39.10% 21.30% 39.70% <br /> (n=470) (n=256) (n=477) (n=1203) <br />Compared to NRT <br />Safer 14 (66) 28.1 (72) 22 (105) 20.2 (243) <br />About as safe 28.1 (132) 44.1 (113) 35.6 (170) 34.5 (415) <br />Less safe 16.2 (76) 6.3 (16) 13 (62) 12.8 (154) <br />Don't know 41.7 (196) 21.5 (55) 29.4 (140) 32.5 (391) <br /> <br />One US survey of 1,400 current and former smokers also assessed expected outcomes <br />of using EC compared with NRT [68]. EC were perceived to be less risky, cost less, <br />cause fewer negative physical feelings, taste better, provide more satisfaction, and be <br />better at reducing craving, negative affect, and stress. <br />78.6 <br />7.8 <br />1.1 <br />12.5 <br />72.7 <br />11.9 <br />0.9 <br />14.5 <br />0 <br />10 <br />20 <br />30 <br />40 <br />50 <br />60 <br />70 <br />80 <br />90 <br />Less harmful Equally harmful More harmful Don’t know <br />% <br />e <br />n <br />d <br />o <br />r <br />s <br />i <br />n <br />g <br /> <br />r <br />e <br />s <br />p <br />o <br />n <br />s <br />e <br /> <br />2013 <br />2014