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Table 3 Nicotine vaping product prevalence (%), validation for US SAVM against NHIS by age and gender in the year 2018

From: Public health implications of vaping in the USA: the smoking and vaping simulation model

Ages

18+

18–24

25–44

45–64

65+

US males

 SAVM

3.0

7.5

4.2

1.4

0.5

 NHIS

3.1

6.8

4.7

1.5

0.6

 NHIS 95% CI

2.7–3.5

4.8–8.8

3.8–5.6

1.0–1.9

0.3–0.9

US females

 SAVM

1.8

4.9

2.4

1.0

0.4

 NHIS

1.5

3.1

1.9

1.3

0.5

 NHIS 95% CI

1.3–1.8

1.8–4.5

1.4–2.3

1.0–1.7

0.3–0.7

  1. NVP users from NHIS (National Health Interview Survey) are those who use NVPs at least 10 of the past 30 days
  2. CI, confidence interval