E-cigarette use in England 2014-17 as a function of socio-economic profile.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

E-cigarettes have the potential either to decrease or increase health inequalities, depending on socio-economic differences in their use and effectiveness. This paper estimated the associations between socio-economic status (SES) and e-cigarette use and examined whether these associations changed between 2014 and 2017.

Design

A monthly repeat cross-sectional household survey of adults (16+) between January 2014 and December 2017. This time-period was chosen given that the prevalence of e-cigarette use stabilized in England in late 2013.

Setting

England.

Participants

Participants in the Smoking Toolkit Study, a monthly household survey of smoking and smoking cessation among adults (n = 81 063; mean age = 48.4 years, 49% were women) in England

SUBMITTER: Kock L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6330091 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature