Table 1.
A summary of relevant changes to questionnaire from Wave 1 to Wave 2, concerning tobacco use behaviour.
| No. | Change description |
|---|---|
| 1 | The definitions of HTPs and e-cigarettes were clarified, and product names were updated. |
| 2 | A question was added to assess respective product use for the last 12 months. |
| 3 | Additional question for e-cigarette brand used was added to confirm correct categorization of used product. |
| 4 | Changes were made in the section about “Other Tobacco Products”, including an additional question on use of other tobacco products 12 months ago. |
| 5 | In the section on “Risk Perception of Different Tobacco or Nicotine-containing Products” the glo product information used as a stimulus in Wave 1 was removed. |
| 6 | Additional questions were added to assess misuse of Ploom Tech HTP, with use being distinguished between capsules and sticks. |
Table 2.
Prevalence of tobacco usage behaviour by gender and age (weighted data).
| N | Never user (3406.8) | Current user (888.7) | Former user (1011.6) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5307.1 | 64.2% | 16.7% | 19.1% |
| Sex (M/F) | ||||
| Male | 2562.4 | 43.6% | 26.3% | 30.1% |
| Female | 2744.6 | 83.4% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Age (years, in categories) | ||||
| 20–24 | 306.9 | 84.3% | 14.2% | 1.4% |
| 25–29 | 314.9 | 73.6% | 17.2% | 9.1% |
| 30–39 | 759.1 | 65.5% | 22.3% | 12.2% |
| 40–49 | 960.5 | 54.6% | 22.6% | 22.8% |
| 50–59 | 800.1 | 60.4% | 21.0% | 18.6% |
| 60–69 | 886.6 | 59.3% | 16.9% | 23.8% |
| 70–79 | 877.6 | 66.7% | 8.2% | 25.1% |
| 80+ | 401.4 | 74.7% | 3.7% | 21.6% |
Table 3.
Product-specific current use prevalence among the general population by sex and age (N = 5,307.1, multiple responses).
| N | Cigarette | HTP | E-cig | OTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5307.1 | 13.4% | 5.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Sex (M/F) | |||||
| Male | 2562.4 | 21.0% | 8.7% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Female | 2744.6 | 6.3% | 2.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Age (years, in categories) | |||||
| 20–24 | 306.9 | 12.1% | 5.6% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| 25–29 | 314.9 | 13.4% | 8.5% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 30–39 | 759.1 | 16.0% | 10.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| 40–49 | 960.5 | 16.7% | 8.6% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| 50–59 | 800.1 | 16.4% | 7.2% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| 60–69 | 886.6 | 14.8% | 2.7% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| 70–79 | 877.6 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 80+ | 401.4 | 3.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Table 4.
Tobacco product usage patterns among current users by sex and age (N = 888.7).
| Solus use | Dual use | Poly use | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex / Age group | Total (N) | Cigarette | HTP | E-cig | OTP | Cig + HTP | |
| 888.7 | 63.5% | 17.9% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 12.7% | 4.8% | |
| Sex (M/F) | |||||||
| Male | 673.6 | 62.1% | 17.7% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 13.8% | 5.1% |
| Female | 215.0 | 68.2% | 18.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.3% | 3.9% |
| Age group (years) | |||||||
| 20–24 | 43.7 | 57.3% | 10.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.5% | 12.1% |
| 25–29 | 54.3 | 47.8% | 20.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 27.2% | 4.1% |
| 30–39 | 169.0 | 49.9% | 27.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18.9% | 4.0% |
| 40–49 | 217.0 | 59.7% | 23.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 11.9% | 4.4% |
| 50–59 | 168.3 | 61.6% | 18.8% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 13.1% | 4.3% |
| 60–69 | 149.6 | 76.5% | 9.3% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 6.2% | 5.2% |
| 70–79 | 71.9 | 94.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 5.0% |
| 80+ | 14.8 | 94.2% | 3.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.7% |