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South African E-Cigarette Survey 2022

South Africa, 2022
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Why did you initially start vaping? Tick all that apply. (ends_reason_start_other)

Data file: saes-2022-v1

Overview

Valid: 322
Type: Discrete
Width: 113
Range: -
Format: character

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
. 1
0.3%
A friend of mine suggested it. 1
0.3%
Also liked the flavour. 1
0.3%
Alternative smoking 1
0.3%
Appetite. 1
0.3%
BECAUSE I WANNA STOP SMOKING(4) 1
0.3%
Because I started working at a vape shop. 1
0.3%
Because I wanted to quid smoking. 1
0.3%
Because during covid cigarettes where expensive 1
0.3%
Because my kids are vaping. 1
0.3%
Because of covid 1
0.3%
Because of life style. 1
0.3%
Because of lock down 1
0.3%
Because of the smell 1
0.3%
Because vaping was cheaper than cigarettes during the lockdown 1
0.3%
Better then cigarettes' 1
0.3%
Body building. 1
0.3%
COVID-19 made me start to vape. 1
0.3%
Cheaper than cigarette. 1
0.3%
Cigarettes was on lock down 1
0.3%
Cigarettes were not available during the lock-down. 1
0.3%
Convenient 1
0.3%
Covid_19 lock down 1
0.3%
DUE TO STRESS 1
0.3%
Depends on the mood i was in 1
0.3%
Did it out of my own, just tried it. 1
0.3%
Due to Covid-19 lockdown. 1
0.3%
Due to stress. 1
0.3%
During lockdown period. 1
0.3%
Easier to smoke than hookah. 1
0.3%
F 1
0.3%
For better health outcomes 1
0.3%
For experience 1
0.3%
For fun when I'm drunk 1
0.3%
For health body 1
0.3%
Having fun. 1
0.3%
I wanted something different than hubbly ,as hubbly is to big to carry when going somewhere as vape is too small 1
0.3%
I wanted to quit smoking. 1
0.3%
I was drunk 1
0.3%
I COULD'NT DRINK ALCOHOL WITHOUT SMOKING 1
0.3%
I ONLY USED IT AT TIMES 1
0.3%
I became Pregnant and hated the smell. 1
0.3%
I can not say 1
0.3%
I did it when I was drinking. 1
0.3%
I did not want to smoke cigarettes 1
0.3%
I didn't want the smell of cigarette 1
0.3%
I don't have a reason. 1
0.3%
I don't have reason. 1
0.3%
I don't know 3
0.9%
I don't know, i just start smoke it. 1
0.3%
I don't know. 2
0.6%
I don't like the smell of cigarettes 1
0.3%
I don't smoke in my car 1
0.3%
I dont know 1
0.3%
I felt like doing it the product was on market 1
0.3%
I got the vape as a present. 1
0.3%
I had a fever and I couldn't smoke cigarettes 1
0.3%
I hate the smell of cigarattes 1
0.3%
I hate the smell of the cigarette because it makes me stink 1
0.3%
I hated the smell of a cigarette 1
0.3%
I have no idea. 1
0.3%
I have no reason i just started 1
0.3%
I just enjoyed it 1
0.3%
I just enjoyed smoking 1
0.3%
I just like it because I used to smoke hubbly 1
0.3%
I just smoke. 1
0.3%
I just started had no reason. 1
0.3%
I just started smoking it that's all 1
0.3%
I just wanted to try how it is. 1
0.3%
I like smoke and i needed to use something else other than weed and cigarettes' 1
0.3%
I like the flavors 1
0.3%
I like the flavours of the vape. 1
0.3%
I like the taste in my mouth and the aroma in the room. 1
0.3%
I love the flavours 1
0.3%
I received the vape as a gift. 1
0.3%
I relieving school stress. 1
0.3%
I saw someone using it at school i tasted it and i like it . 1
0.3%
I smoke a oka and I cant take it with me everywhere thats why I smoke the vape. 1
0.3%
I smoke it when i don't have cigarettes 1
0.3%
I smoke vape so I don't smoke cigarettes' 1
0.3%
I smoked because of my friends at a party 1
0.3%
I started because of my job. 1
0.3%
I started using it due to peer pressure. 1
0.3%
I started vaping because of the influence of friends 1
0.3%
I started vaping just to get drunk fast. 1
0.3%
I take my mind of things 1
0.3%
I think it's better 1
0.3%
I think its healthier then cigarettes. 1
0.3%
I thought it was less harmful than cigarettes 1
0.3%
I use it for fun 1
0.3%
I vape while I'm studying 1
0.3%
I wanted see what makes people to use vap 1
0.3%
I wanted to clear my mind, when I started working. 1
0.3%
I wanted to exeperience 1
0.3%
I wanted to experienced it. 1
0.3%
I wanted to quit cigarettes' 1
0.3%
I wanted to quit smoking standard cigarettes 1
0.3%
I wanted to taste it. 1
0.3%
I wanted to test it 1
0.3%
I wanted vape to help me to stop smoking cigarretes 1
0.3%
I was advised that it was less harmful to my health 1
0.3%
I was at a party with my friends i liked the flavor they used. 1
0.3%
I was avoiding to be addicted to cigarrate 1
0.3%
I was having fun 1
0.3%
I was just craving for it when my wife was smoking. 1
0.3%
I was still at school just noty. 1
0.3%
I was trying to get away from the smell of cigarettes, vapes have a better smell. 1
0.3%
I was under the influence of alcohol. 1
0.3%
I was vaping for fun 1
0.3%
I'm not sure 1
0.3%
In my working environment it is allowed so that saves me time to go outside and vape. 1
0.3%
It goes together with drinking alcohol. 1
0.3%
It has a nice smell. 1
0.3%
It is a better option than cigarettes. 1
0.3%
It is a healthier alternative cigarette 1
0.3%
It is because vapor are less harmful and it feels nice. 1
0.3%
It is easy to carry around 1
0.3%
It is giving a relief. 1
0.3%
It is healthier 1
0.3%
It is potable and i like the flavors and lot of smoke it bring out. 1
0.3%
It is user friendly. 1
0.3%
It keeps me busy 1
0.3%
It makes me feel better. 1
0.3%
It makes me focus better hen I`m smoking it. 1
0.3%
It smells good. 1
0.3%
It used to come me down. 1
0.3%
It was a cool thing to do. 1
0.3%
It was a peer pressure from my friends. 1
0.3%
It was affordable back then. 1
0.3%
It was better to vape rather than using marijuana. 1
0.3%
It was during Covid 19 and I coundnt get cigarettes. 1
0.3%
It was for fun 1
0.3%
It was lock down and the were no cigarettes 1
0.3%
It was the nicest thing to do around the time I started 1
0.3%
It was too expensive than smoking cigarette 1
0.3%
It's convenient 1
0.3%
Just for FUN 1
0.3%
Just liked it 1
0.3%
Just started 1
0.3%
Just to try it out. 1
0.3%
Just to try it. 1
0.3%
Just wanted to experiment 1
0.3%
LIKE THE FLAVOUR 1
0.3%
Load shedding was to lazy to live my house and buy cigarettes' so I started vaping. 1
0.3%
MJMJ 1
0.3%
Medical reasons 1
0.3%
More healthier than cigarettes 1
0.3%
Most comfortable. 1
0.3%
My family were not happy about me smoking cigarettes 1
0.3%
My girls were vaping 1
0.3%
My sister got me VOO Its ,To quite smoking 1
0.3%
My wife recommended it. 1
0.3%
My work place only allowed us to vape in the office and no smoking. 1
0.3%
NO CIYR 1
0.3%
NON 1
0.3%
Never 1
0.3%
Not cigarettes or weed. 1
0.3%
Out boredom and liked the smell of it. 1
0.3%
PEER PRESSURE 1
0.3%
Pear Pressure 1
0.3%
Peer pressure 5
1.6%
Peer pressure. 3
0.9%
Personal choice. 1
0.3%
Personal circumstances 1
0.3%
Pure precious. 1
0.3%
Recreational, uses a lot of brands but cannot remember all the names only Twisp. 1
0.3%
Reduce overthinking. 1
0.3%
Reduce stress 1
0.3%
Relax 1
0.3%
Replace the cigarette. 1
0.3%
Smoke where you could not smoke cigarettes 1
0.3%
So that I can stop smoking in the car. 1
0.3%
Someone forgot it in my house and i started to use it. 1
0.3%
Started during lockdown 1
0.3%
Started vaping because I can smoke it anywhere. 1
0.3%
Stress 1
0.3%
Stress because of problems I was faced with at the time 1
0.3%
Stress related 1
0.3%
Stress. 2
0.6%
Stressful situation at work. 1
0.3%
Substitute for cigarette 1
0.3%
TO BE COOL 1
0.3%
TRY SOMETHING NEW 1
0.3%
The cigarettes weren't available so I started vaping. 1
0.3%
The nice smell of it and the beauty in the smoke 1
0.3%
The nice smell of it. 1
0.3%
The smell 1
0.3%
The smell of cigarettes is bad and my husband does not smoke 1
0.3%
The smell of it attracted me to it. 1
0.3%
The smelling of tobacco is bad. 1
0.3%
The stress. 1
0.3%
The vape smells better than normal cigarettes, I use it when i am driving 1
0.3%
The vapes are disposable 1
0.3%
They said it can help if ever you want to quite cigarette 1
0.3%
This is due to the fact that I got sick. 1
0.3%
To help release stress 1
0.3%
To calm me. 2
0.6%
To cut the cost of cigarettes 1
0.3%
To fall asleep. 1
0.3%
To get off the hookah pipe 1
0.3%
To help me get rid of my stress. 1
0.3%
To help release stress 1
0.3%
To reduce nicotine. 1
0.3%
To release my stress. 1
0.3%
To relief me from getting stressed 1
0.3%
To relief stress after loosing my grand mother. 1
0.3%
To relive stress 1
0.3%
To save money for cigarette. 1
0.3%
To stay calm after a long day 1
0.3%
To stop me from the hookah. 1
0.3%
To stop smoking 1
0.3%
To stop smoking cigarette. 1
0.3%
To stop smoking cigarettes. 1
0.3%
Vape is better than cigarette. 1
0.3%
Vape is portable. 1
0.3%
Vaping is better than cigarettes. 1
0.3%
Vaping is nicer than smoking other things like hubby 1
0.3%
When I found out I was pregnant. 1
0.3%
When i don't have marijuana i need something else to smoke. 1
0.3%
a friend introduced me to it. 1
0.3%
anxiety 1
0.3%
axiety 1
0.3%
b 1
0.3%
because cigarettes was not available at the time. 1
0.3%
because you on school 1
0.3%
cheaper 1
0.3%
coz public smoking 1
0.3%
depression 1
0.3%
do not know. 1
0.3%
do not like the smell of cigarettes in the ashtrays. 1
0.3%
don't remember. 1
0.3%
dont know 1
0.3%
dont no 2
0.6%
dontt know why 1
0.3%
drink a lot 1
0.3%
dsdf 1
0.3%
entertainment 1
0.3%
flavior 1
0.3%
for fun 1
0.3%
for fun. 1
0.3%
g 1
0.3%
gftg 1
0.3%
given as a gift. 1
0.3%
had no reason why i started to it 1
0.3%
having fun with friends. 1
0.3%
healhty 1
0.3%
health reason but not enough scientific proof. 1
0.3%
hguy 1
0.3%
high blood 1
0.3%
i 1
0.3%
i Just wanted to know how it tastes 1
0.3%
i alternate between the two 1
0.3%
i didnt have somthing for tacoo 1
0.3%
i dont know 1
0.3%
i had family problems,so i needed t 1
0.3%
i have too much stress 1
0.3%
i just wanted the experiences 1
0.3%
i like the smell of the flavour. 1
0.3%
i used as an alternative. 1
0.3%
i was tressed when i started smoking. 1
0.3%
iT WAS CHEAPER AND EASIR 1
0.3%
it calms me 1
0.3%
it has a better smell than cigarette 1
0.3%
it is more healthier than cigarettes 1
0.3%
it is more socialy acceptable 1
0.3%
it is portable to go around with, its a youth thing and it is much better than a hooker 1
0.3%
it smells better than cigarettes 1
0.3%
it was a hype amongst friends 1
0.3%
it was just one puff by a friend 1
0.3%
it was the in thing and i wanted to look cool 1
0.3%
just experiment 1
0.3%
just saw people using it 1
0.3%
just to keep myself busy. 1
0.3%
just wanted to cut down on cigarettes 1
0.3%
just wanted to try something out 1
0.3%
keeps me calm 1
0.3%
lifestyle. 1
0.3%
more convienant 1
0.3%
my brand was taken off 1
0.3%
my daughter got it for me 1
0.3%
my wife bought it for me. 1
0.3%
never 1
0.3%
never vaped 1
0.3%
not anymore 1
0.3%
not so basd as cigaret 1
0.3%
pear pressure, just wanted to try out 1
0.3%
peer pressure 3
0.9%
peer pressure from friends 2
0.6%
peer pressure. 1
0.3%
popularity because everyone used it 1
0.3%
sa 1
0.3%
skirfji 1
0.3%
smells better 1
0.3%
socializing with family and friends over weekends 1
0.3%
stress 2
0.6%
stressed 1
0.3%
to calm me down 1
0.3%
to calm myself down 1
0.3%
to reduce smoking dagga 1
0.3%
to stop smoking normal cigarettes 1
0.3%
too long ago to remember. 1
0.3%
try something with a better smell 1
0.3%
trying out new thing 1
0.3%
wanted experience 1
0.3%
whemn drinking 1
0.3%
when u dnt have cigg 1
0.3%
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
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