Patterns and perceptions of vaping among adults living in social housing: a representative survey in Great Britain, 2023.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vaping products are effective for helping people to stop smoking and may therefore offer a potential means to reduce high rates of smoking in socioeconomically disadvantaged groups. This study aimed to examine current patterns and perceptions of vaping among people living in social housing in Great Britain compared with those living in other housing types.

Methods

Data were from the Smoking Toolkit Study; a nationally-representative survey conducted in 2023 (n = 23,245). Logistic regression tested cross-sectional associations between living in social (vs. other) housing and current vaping among adults; vaping frequency, device type, nicotine concentration, and source of purchase among current vapers; use of vaping products as a smoking cessation aid among past-yea

SUBMITTER: Jackson SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11414268 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature