New Zealand Youth19 survey: vaping has wider appeal than smoking in secondary school students, and most use nicotine‐containing e‐cigarettes
Abstract Objective: To investigate smoking and vaping in secondary school students (aged 13–18 years) in New Zealand (NZ) following the introduction of ‘pod’ e‐cigarettes, which have been associated with the rapid escalation of youth vaping elsewhere. Methods: Data on smoking and vaping were collect...
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| author | Jude Ball Theresa Fleming Bradley Drayton Kylie Sutcliffe Sonia Lewycka Terryann C. Clark |
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| description | Abstract Objective: To investigate smoking and vaping in secondary school students (aged 13–18 years) in New Zealand (NZ) following the introduction of ‘pod’ e‐cigarettes, which have been associated with the rapid escalation of youth vaping elsewhere. Methods: Data on smoking and vaping were collected in 2019 as part of a comprehensive youth health survey (N=7,721). Results: Vaping was 2–3 times more prevalent than smoking, with 10% of students vaping regularly (monthly or more often), and 6% weekly or more often, compared with 4% and 2%, respectively, for tobacco smoking. Nicotine‐containing e‐cigarettes were sometimes or always used by 80% of regular and 90% of weekly vapers. Regular and weekly smoking was rare in low deprivation (affluent) areas, whereas regular and weekly vaping prevalence was similar across the socioeconomic spectrum. More than 80% of ever‐vapers (N=2732) reported they were non‐smokers when they first vaped, and 49% of regular vapers (N=718) had never smoked. Conclusions: A significant proportion of New Zealand adolescents, many of whom have never smoked, use nicotine‐containing e‐cigarettes regularly. Implications for public health: Vaping is less harmful than smoking, but it is not harmless. Public health action is needed to support young non‐smokers to remain smokefree and vape‐free. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2743df95fd714361964084cf3afd5cd22023-09-02T15:34:20ZengElsevierAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health1326-02001753-64052021-12-0145654655310.1111/1753-6405.13169New Zealand Youth19 survey: vaping has wider appeal than smoking in secondary school students, and most use nicotine‐containing e‐cigarettesJude Ball0Theresa Fleming1Bradley Drayton2Kylie Sutcliffe3Sonia Lewycka4Terryann C. Clark5Department of Public Health University of Otago New ZealandSchool of Health Victoria University of Wellington New ZealandDepartment of Statistics University of Auckland New ZealandSchool of Health Victoria University of Wellington New ZealandOxford University Clinical Research Unit VietnamSchool of Nursing University of Auckland New ZealandAbstract Objective: To investigate smoking and vaping in secondary school students (aged 13–18 years) in New Zealand (NZ) following the introduction of ‘pod’ e‐cigarettes, which have been associated with the rapid escalation of youth vaping elsewhere. Methods: Data on smoking and vaping were collected in 2019 as part of a comprehensive youth health survey (N=7,721). Results: Vaping was 2–3 times more prevalent than smoking, with 10% of students vaping regularly (monthly or more often), and 6% weekly or more often, compared with 4% and 2%, respectively, for tobacco smoking. Nicotine‐containing e‐cigarettes were sometimes or always used by 80% of regular and 90% of weekly vapers. Regular and weekly smoking was rare in low deprivation (affluent) areas, whereas regular and weekly vaping prevalence was similar across the socioeconomic spectrum. More than 80% of ever‐vapers (N=2732) reported they were non‐smokers when they first vaped, and 49% of regular vapers (N=718) had never smoked. Conclusions: A significant proportion of New Zealand adolescents, many of whom have never smoked, use nicotine‐containing e‐cigarettes regularly. Implications for public health: Vaping is less harmful than smoking, but it is not harmless. Public health action is needed to support young non‐smokers to remain smokefree and vape‐free.https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13169tobaccosmokinge‐cigarettesvapingadolescent |
| spellingShingle | Jude Ball Theresa Fleming Bradley Drayton Kylie Sutcliffe Sonia Lewycka Terryann C. Clark New Zealand Youth19 survey: vaping has wider appeal than smoking in secondary school students, and most use nicotine‐containing e‐cigarettes Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health tobacco smoking e‐cigarettes vaping adolescent |
| title | New Zealand Youth19 survey: vaping has wider appeal than smoking in secondary school students, and most use nicotine‐containing e‐cigarettes |
| title_full | New Zealand Youth19 survey: vaping has wider appeal than smoking in secondary school students, and most use nicotine‐containing e‐cigarettes |
| title_fullStr | New Zealand Youth19 survey: vaping has wider appeal than smoking in secondary school students, and most use nicotine‐containing e‐cigarettes |
| title_full_unstemmed | New Zealand Youth19 survey: vaping has wider appeal than smoking in secondary school students, and most use nicotine‐containing e‐cigarettes |
| title_short | New Zealand Youth19 survey: vaping has wider appeal than smoking in secondary school students, and most use nicotine‐containing e‐cigarettes |
| title_sort | new zealand youth19 survey vaping has wider appeal than smoking in secondary school students and most use nicotine containing e cigarettes |
| topic | tobacco smoking e‐cigarettes vaping adolescent |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13169 |
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