Table 3 Practitioners opinions of available guidance on e-cigarettes

2011

Need more information (strongly agree/agree* vs neutral, disagree, strongly disagree)

90.2

Need more research (strongly agree/agree vs neutral, disagree, strongly disagree)

91.0

2013

Do you know about the MHRA announcement about regulating e-cigarettes? (yes vs no)**

86.6

The MHRA decision to regulate e-cigarettes is a positive step for public health (strongly agree/agree vs neutral, disagree, strongly disagree)

81.3

The MHRA decision means that all e-cigarettes are now licensed by the MHRA (true vs false)**

18.7

The MHRA decision to regulate e-cigarettes will deny smokers access to new novel nicotine devices (strongly agree/agree vs neutral, disagree, strongly disagree)

16.3

MHRA regulation of e-cigarettes will prohibit marketing to children (true vs false)**

51.4

How do you feel about companies that are subsidiaries of tobacco companies bringing medications to market? (strongly agree/agree vs neutral, disagree, strongly disagree)

6.7