Smokers' Use of E-Cigarettes in Situations Where Smoking Is not Permitted in England: Quarterly Trends 2011-2020 and Associations With Sociodemographic and Smoking Characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study aimed to examine how the proportion of dual users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes who use e-cigarettes in situations where smoking is not permitted has changed since e-cigarettes became popular in England, and to characterize those who do so.

Methods

Data were from 5081 adults in England who reported current smoking and current use of e-cigarettes ('dual users') participating in a nationally-representative monthly survey between April 2011 and February 2020. We modeled quarterly changes in prevalence of e-cigarette use in situations where smoking is not permitted and assessed multivariable associations with sociodemographic and smoking characteristics.

Results

Between 2011 and 2020, prevalence of e-cigarette use in situations where smoking is no

SUBMITTER: Jackson SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8496468 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature