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Kansas Value:
Percentage of adults who reported using e-cigarettes or other electronic vaping products at least once in their lifetime and now use daily or some days
Kansas Rank:
Percentage of adults who reported using e-cigarettes or other electronic vaping products at least once in their lifetime and now use daily or some days
4.8% - 6.5%
6.6% - 7.6%
7.7% - 8.3%
8.4% - 9.3%
9.4% - 10.8%
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US Value: 8.0 %
Top State(s): Maryland: 5.1 %
Bottom State(s): Oklahoma: 10.8 %
Definition: Percentage of adults who reported using e-cigarettes or other electronic vaping products at least once in their lifetime and now use daily or some days
Data Source and Years(s): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2024
Suggested Citation: America's Health Rankings analysis of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United Health Foundation, AmericasHealthRankings.org, accessed 2026.
Electronic cigarettes, also called e-cigarettes or vape pens, are electronic devices that use heat to make an aerosol that the user inhales. In recent years, there has been an increase in the popularity of e-cigarettes, especially among youth. The aerosol produced by e-cigarettes contains toxic substances that can cause cancer and serious lung disease. Use of e-cigarettes is associated with increased odds of developing respiratory symptoms or wheezing and respiratory disease. Multiple studies have found that using e-cigarettes in adolescence is a strong predictor of subsequent cigarette use.
E-cigarettes are typically used to deliver the highly addictive compound nicotine or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active component of cannabis, and may contain flavorings and other additives. Nicotine is known to be harmful to pregnant women and their developing babies and has also been found to affect brain development in children and adolescents negatively. Additives in e-cigarettes include other harmful substances, such as cancer-causing chemicals and flavoring chemicals that are linked to serious lung disease and lung injury.
According to America’s Health Rankings analysis, populations with a higher prevalence of e-cigarette use include:
Regulations and policies to prevent e-cigarette-related harms include:
The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends internet-based interventions to help adults quit smoking. Internet-based tobacco cessation interventions provide information, coaching and social support to individuals interested in quitting. Interventions may also include text messaging, phone calls and medications.
Studies show mixed results on whether e-cigarettes are an effective smoking cessation method. For this reason, the Food and Drug Administration does not recommend e-cigarettes as a method to quit smoking.
Reducing current e-cigarette use among adolescents is a Healthy People 2030 goal.
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