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Table 3 Behavioral intention item content

From: Development and validation of behavioral intention measures of an E-vapor product: intention to try, use, dual use, and switch

Scale

 

Item content

ITT

Try1

I am open to trying [specific brand] e-vapor products in the next 30 days

Try2

Based on what you know about [specific brand] e-vapor products, how likely or unlikely are you…? to try a [e-vapor product]

Try3

Based on what you know about [specific brand] e-vapor products, how likely or unlikely are you…? to try a [specific brand] e-vapor product if one of your best friends were to offer a [specific brand] e-vapor product to you

ITU

Use1

I would consider using a [specific brand] e-vapor product more than once

Use2

I expect to use a [specific brand] e-vapor product

Use3

It is likely that I will regularly use a [specific brand] e-vapor product in the next 6 months

Use4

A [specific brand] e-vapor product will be my regular brand of e-vapor/e-cigarette in the next 30 days

ITDU

DualUse1

I plan to use one of the [specific brand] e-vapor products in addition to regular cigarettes

ITS

Switch1

I plan to gradually switch from regular cigarettes to a [specific brand] e-vapor product

Switch2

I plan on using one of the [specific brand] e-vapor products as a complete replacement for regular cigarettes

Switch3

I intend on switching from cigarettes to a [specific brand] e-vapor product in the next 6 months

  1. Item content for the behavioral intention items tested empirically as part of the current study. All items utilized the same 6-point fully labeled rating scale (1 = Strongly disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3 = Somewhat disagree, 4 = Somewhat agree, 5 = Agree, 6 = Strongly agree) except for Try2 and Try3, which utilized a 6-point likelihood scale (1 = Definitely not, 2 = Very unlikely, 3 = Somewhat unlikely, 4 = Somewhat likely, 5 = Very likely, 6 = Definitely)