According to a survey conducted across Europe in 2020, 94 percent of respondents in the Netherlands believed e-cigarettes were harmful to the health of people who use them, the highest share in Europe of people who believed these products were harmful. Over the whole EU and the UK, around two-thirds of respondents thought e-cigarettes had a negative effect of health.
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Distribution of feelings towards the harmful effects of e-cigarettes on health in Europe as of 2020, by country
Question was worded in the source as: "In recent years e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products have been increasingly marketed in Europe. Do you think that they are harmful or not to the health of those who use them?"
Numbers may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
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European Commission. (February 1, 2021). Distribution of feelings towards the harmful effects of e-cigarettes on health in Europe as of 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312760/opinion-on-harmful-effects-of-e-cigarettes-in-europe-by-country/
European Commission. "Distribution of feelings towards the harmful effects of e-cigarettes on health in Europe as of 2020, by country." Chart. February 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312760/opinion-on-harmful-effects-of-e-cigarettes-in-europe-by-country/
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Distribution of feelings towards the harmful effects of e-cigarettes on health in Europe as of 2020, by country [Graph], European Commission, February 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312760/opinion-on-harmful-effects-of-e-cigarettes-in-europe-by-country/
