BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A brand new poll the Vapor Technology Association released reveals that three-quarters of voters throughout three swing states consider vaping is “as unhealthy as or worse” than smoking cigarettes and different nicotine merchandise.
Former Trump official Kellyanne Conway’s agency carried out the ballot, which surveyed 600 registered voters in every of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Regardless of scientific conclusions on the contrary, 75% of respondents mentioned vaping is at the least as unhealthy as smoking.
Simply 12% mentioned it was higher, with the remaining respondents not sure.
“That is the direct results of the [Food and Drug Administration’s] failure to honestly and adequately inform People in regards to the dramatically decrease dangers of vaping, notably when in comparison with cigarettes, though their leaders have admitted to that reality,” the VTA mentioned.
“Additional, the outcomes illustrate the ability of schooling and the hazard of failing to truthfully current the science in the case of the difficulty of flavored e-cigarettes.”
Although they could understand vaping as extra harmful than it really is, a majority of ballot respondents expressed opposition to outright bans on e-cigarettes and different vapor merchandise as soon as knowledgeable about research exhibiting them to be much less dangerous than tobacco.
In Wisconsin, respondents went from 62% in favor of a ban of flavored vapes to 51% opposed.
This development continued throughout all political affiliations in each Michigan (55% in favor to 54% opposed) and Pennsylvania (58% in favor to 54% opposed) as soon as voters turned extra knowledgeable.
“On this survey, we discover voters favor commonsense reform over outright bans that put science over politics, to scale back hurt and defend weak communities like youth,” Conway mentioned.
Nonetheless, a majority of respondents in all three states mentioned they favor “honest and affordable rules” on e-cigarette entry and advertising and marketing for younger individuals — who’re most susceptible to habit.
The minimal age of 21 for each cigarettes and e-cigarettes was signed into law by then-President Donald Trump in 2019.
“Voters are inclined to agree with statements that advocate for much less authorities intrusion and current vaping as a harm-reduction instrument for grownup people who smoke,” the VTA mentioned.
