The Prevalence of Tobacco and E-Cigarette Use in Poland: A 2019 Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey

Jarosław Pinkas, Dorota Kaleta, Wojciech Stefan Zgliczyński, Aleksandra Lusawa, Iwona Wrześniewska-Wal, Waldemar Wierzba, Mariusz Gujski and Mateusz Jankowski
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Jarosław Pinkas: School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland
Dorota Kaleta: Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-752 Łódź, Poland
Wojciech Stefan Zgliczyński: School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland
Aleksandra Lusawa: Chief Sanitary Inspectorate, 03-729 Warsaw, Poland
Iwona Wrześniewska-Wal: School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland
Waldemar Wierzba: UHE Satellite Campus in Warsaw, University of Humanities and Economics in Łódź, 01-513 Warsaw; Poland
Mariusz Gujski: Department of the Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Mateusz Jankowski: School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 23, 1-12

Abstract: Monitoring of tobacco use is one of the key tobacco control activities. This study aimed to assess the current prevalence and patterns of tobacco and e-cigarette in Poland as well as to investigate socioeconomic factors associated with cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use. This cross-sectional study was carried out in 2019, on a representative nationwide sample of 1011 individuals aged 15+ in Poland. Daily tobacco smoking was declared by 21.0% of participants; 1.3% of participants were occasional tobacco smokers, and 10.7% were former tobacco smokers. Heated tobacco was used by 0.4% of participants. Ever e-cigarette use was declared by 4.0% of participants and 1.4% were current e-cigarette users. A higher proportion of daily smokers was observed among men than women (24.4% vs. 18.0%; p < 0.0001). The age group 30 to 49 years, of a lower educational level and living in a medium-sized city (between 20,000 and 500,000 residents), was significantly associated with current daily smoking. This is the most up-to-date study on the prevalence of smoking in Poland. Further tobacco control activities are needed to reduce tobacco use in Poland.

Keywords: tobacco; smoking; e-cigarettes; heated tobacco; epidemiology; Poland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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