Use of Tobacco and Nicotine Products among Young People in Denmark—Status in Single and Dual Use

Lotus Sofie Bast, Marie Borring Klitgaard, Simone Gad Kjeld, Nanna Schneekloth Jarlstrup and Anne Illemann Christensen
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Lotus Sofie Bast: National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Studiestraede 6, 1455 Copenhagen, Denmark
Marie Borring Klitgaard: National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Studiestraede 6, 1455 Copenhagen, Denmark
Simone Gad Kjeld: National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Studiestraede 6, 1455 Copenhagen, Denmark
Nanna Schneekloth Jarlstrup: National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Studiestraede 6, 1455 Copenhagen, Denmark
Anne Illemann Christensen: National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Studiestraede 6, 1455 Copenhagen, Denmark

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-10

Abstract: Lots of new tobacco or nicotine products are being launched, e.g., e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, which appeal especially to the youngest part of the population. For example, the use of smokeless tobacco among Danish youth rose from approx. 2% in 2010 to 9% in 2020. Hence, there is an urgent need to follow and intervene against youth tobacco or nicotine product use. This study explored the current use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, heated tobacco, and smokeless tobacco among Danish 15- to 29-year-olds. Further, we examined the concurrent use of two products or more. We used a nationwide survey conducted among 15- to 29-year-olds in February and March 2020. Overall, approx. 35,700 individuals received the questionnaire of which 35.5% responded ( n = 13,315). One out of five (20.1%) smoked cigarettes, half of them daily, the other half occasionally. About one in twenty (3.9%) used e-cigarettes (daily or occasionally), and more than one in three (31.6%) had tried e-cigarettes. The use of heated tobacco among Danish youth is still relatively limited (0.3%). In comparison, about 9% used smokeless tobacco (daily or occasionally). Overall, 27.0% stated that they use at least one type of tobacco or nicotine product, while 5.6% used more than one product. Monitoring tobacco-related behavior in youth provides extremely important information for, e.g., policymakers and health professionals.

Keywords: tobacco; cigarette; nicotine product; e-cigarette; smokeless tobacco; snus; nicotine pouches; heated tobacco; dual use; youth; adolescents; young adults; tobacco prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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