Table 1.
Prevalence of use of HTPs, cigarettes and e-cigarettes, and the association between HTP and e-cigarette use and attempts to quit cigarette smoking
| Total | HTP use: ever | Cigarette use: current | ||||||||
| All | Attempted to quit cigarette smoking | |||||||||
| n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | %* (95% CI) | n/aOR† (95% CI) | P value | |
| Total | 59 532 | 100.0 | 1496 | 2.8 (2.5 to 3.0) | 3611 | 6.5 (6.1 to 6.9) | 2584 | 71.7 (70.3 to 73.2) | 3611 | |
| HTP | ||||||||||
| Never | 58 036 | 97.2 (97.0 to 97.5) | 2485 | 68.1 (66.2 to 70.0) | 1758 | 70.9 (69.1 to 72.7) | Reference | |||
| Ever | 1496 | 2.8 (2.5 to 3.0) | 1126 | 31.9 (30.0 to 33.8) | 826 | 73.6 (71.2 to 76.0) | 1.07 (0.91 to 1.26) |
0.4181 | ||
| Cigarette | ||||||||||
| Never | 51 334 | 85.6 (84.9 to 86.2) | 139 | 9.3 (7.8 to 10.8) | ||||||
| Ever | 8198 | 14.4 (13.8 to 15.1) | 1357 | 90.7 (89.2 to 92.2) | ||||||
| Current | 3611 | 6.5 (6.1 to 6.9) | 1126 | 75.5 (73.4 to 77.7) | ||||||
| E-cigarette | ||||||||||
| Never | 55 284 | 92.3 (91.8 to 92.7) | 199 | 12.8 (11.2 to 14.4) | 1336 | 34.8 (33.0 to 36.6) | 910 | 67.9 (65.4 to 70.3) | Reference | |
| Ever | 4248 | 7.7 (7.3 to 8.2) | 1297 | 87.2 (85.6 to 88.8) | 2275 | 65.2 (63.4 to 67.0) | 1674 | 73.8 (72.0 to 75.6) | 1.35 (1.16 to 1.58) |
0.0002 |
| Current | 1371 | 2.6 (2.3 to 2.8) | 668 | 45.6 (43.0 to 48.2) | 1108 | 31.8 (30.0 to 33.5) | 812 | 73.8 (71.3 to 76.3) | ||
| Cigarette and e-cigarette | ||||||||||
| Current dual | 1108 | 2.1 (1.9 to 2.3) | 595 | 40.3 (37.8 to 42.7) | ||||||
Descriptive data are summarised in unweighted frequencies (n) and weighted percentages (%).
The results from unadjusted (not shown) and adjusted models were consistent.
*Per cent among current cigarette smokers.
†Adjusted for sex, age, perceived household wealth, age at cigarette smoking initiation and past 12-month participation in school-based smoking prevention education.
HTP, heated tobacco product.