Use of tobacco and e-cigarettes among youth in Great Britain in 2022: Analysis of a cross-sectional survey
Introduction Although e-cigarettes can be an effective form of nicotine substitution for adults attempting to quit smoking, their use among children and young people is a concern. Accurate data about this are needed to inform debates over policy and regulation in the UK and elsewhere. Methods Using...
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| author | Parris J. Williams Hazel Cheeseman Deborah Arnott Laura Bunce Nicholas S. Hopkinson Anthony A. Laverty |
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| description | Introduction
Although e-cigarettes can be an effective form of nicotine substitution
for adults attempting to quit smoking, their use among children and young people
is a concern. Accurate data about this are needed to inform debates over policy
and regulation in the UK and elsewhere.
Methods
Using data from an online survey of 2613 youth aged 11–18 years,
conducted by the market research company YouGov in March 2022, we present
prevalence estimates of e-cigarette and tobacco use. We use logistic regression
models to assess differences in e-cigarette use, tobacco use and use of disposable
e-cigarettes across a range of covariates including age, sex, tobacco smoking status,
social class, and country.
Results
Among the 18.0% of those surveyed who reported ever having smoked a
cigarette, 83.9% were not regular (at least once per week) smokers and 16.1%
were (15.1% and 2.9% of the total sample, respectively). Among the 19.2% of
those surveyed who had ever used an e-cigarette, 79.2% were not regular users,
while 20.8% were (15.2% and 4.0% of the total sample, respectively). Regular
e-cigarette use was more common than regular tobacco smoking (4.0% vs 2.9%).
E-cigarette use was more common among those who also smoked tobacco, with
9.0% of never e-cigarette users ever smoking tobacco, compared with 89.4% of
regular e-cigarette users. Both smoking and e-cigarette use were associated with
increasing age and use by others within the home, but not with social class. Use
of disposable e-cigarettes was reported by 53.8% of those who have ever used an
e-cigarette, and more common among females than males.
Conclusions
Regular e-cigarette use is now more common than smoking in children
and youth, though the majority of this is among those who have also smoked
tobacco. Measures to reduce the appeal of both e-cigarettes and tobacco to
children and young people are warranted. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e719e3369650438ea49aa73a60b76b062023-02-06T14:32:32ZengEuropean PublishingTobacco Induced Diseases1617-96252023-01-0121January1910.18332/tid/156459156459Use of tobacco and e-cigarettes among youth in Great Britain in 2022: Analysis of a cross-sectional surveyParris J. Williams0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8027-1879Hazel Cheeseman1Deborah Arnott2Laura Bunce3Nicholas S. Hopkinson4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3235-0454Anthony A. Laverty5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1318-8439National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United KingdomAction on Smoking and Health, London, United KingdomAction on Smoking and Health, London, United KingdomAction on Smoking and Health, London, United KingdomNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United KingdomSchool of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United KingdomIntroduction Although e-cigarettes can be an effective form of nicotine substitution for adults attempting to quit smoking, their use among children and young people is a concern. Accurate data about this are needed to inform debates over policy and regulation in the UK and elsewhere. Methods Using data from an online survey of 2613 youth aged 11–18 years, conducted by the market research company YouGov in March 2022, we present prevalence estimates of e-cigarette and tobacco use. We use logistic regression models to assess differences in e-cigarette use, tobacco use and use of disposable e-cigarettes across a range of covariates including age, sex, tobacco smoking status, social class, and country. Results Among the 18.0% of those surveyed who reported ever having smoked a cigarette, 83.9% were not regular (at least once per week) smokers and 16.1% were (15.1% and 2.9% of the total sample, respectively). Among the 19.2% of those surveyed who had ever used an e-cigarette, 79.2% were not regular users, while 20.8% were (15.2% and 4.0% of the total sample, respectively). Regular e-cigarette use was more common than regular tobacco smoking (4.0% vs 2.9%). E-cigarette use was more common among those who also smoked tobacco, with 9.0% of never e-cigarette users ever smoking tobacco, compared with 89.4% of regular e-cigarette users. Both smoking and e-cigarette use were associated with increasing age and use by others within the home, but not with social class. Use of disposable e-cigarettes was reported by 53.8% of those who have ever used an e-cigarette, and more common among females than males. Conclusions Regular e-cigarette use is now more common than smoking in children and youth, though the majority of this is among those who have also smoked tobacco. Measures to reduce the appeal of both e-cigarettes and tobacco to children and young people are warranted.http://www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Use-of-tobacco-and-e-cigarettes-among-youth-in-Great-Britain-nin-2022-Analysis-of,156459,0,2.htmle-cigarettesyouth tobacco usegreat britain |
| spellingShingle | Parris J. Williams Hazel Cheeseman Deborah Arnott Laura Bunce Nicholas S. Hopkinson Anthony A. Laverty Use of tobacco and e-cigarettes among youth in Great Britain in 2022: Analysis of a cross-sectional survey Tobacco Induced Diseases e-cigarettes youth tobacco use great britain |
| title | Use of tobacco and e-cigarettes among youth in Great Britain
in 2022: Analysis of a cross-sectional survey |
| title_full | Use of tobacco and e-cigarettes among youth in Great Britain
in 2022: Analysis of a cross-sectional survey |
| title_fullStr | Use of tobacco and e-cigarettes among youth in Great Britain
in 2022: Analysis of a cross-sectional survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of tobacco and e-cigarettes among youth in Great Britain
in 2022: Analysis of a cross-sectional survey |
| title_short | Use of tobacco and e-cigarettes among youth in Great Britain
in 2022: Analysis of a cross-sectional survey |
| title_sort | use of tobacco and e cigarettes among youth in great britain in 2022 analysis of a cross sectional survey |
| topic | e-cigarettes youth tobacco use great britain |
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