Electronic cigarette use in France in 2014

Raphaël Andler (), Romain Guignard, Jean-Louis Wilquin, François Beck, Jean-Baptiste Richard and Viêt Nguyen-Thanh
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Raphaël Andler: Inpes (Institut national de prévention et d’éducation pour la santé)
Romain Guignard: Inpes (Institut national de prévention et d’éducation pour la santé)
Jean-Louis Wilquin: Inpes (Institut national de prévention et d’éducation pour la santé)
François Beck: OFDT (Observatoire français des drogues et toxicomanies)
Jean-Baptiste Richard: Inpes (Institut national de prévention et d’éducation pour la santé)
Viêt Nguyen-Thanh: Inpes (Institut national de prévention et d’éducation pour la santé)

International Journal of Public Health, 2016, vol. 61, issue 2, No 4, 159-165

Abstract: Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate electronic cigarette use in France with a special focus on its relationship with tobacco smoking. Methods The 2014 Health Barometer is a telephone survey of 15,635 individuals which provides a status update regarding electronic cigarettes use in France. Results In 2014, 25.7 % of 15–75-year-olds had tried e-cigarettes. Among these, 23.4 % were current vapers (6.0 % of 15–75-year-olds). Among vapers, about half were daily vapers (2.9 % of 15-75-year-olds). Smoking prevalence was high among those who vape: 83.1 % were smokers (74.7 % were daily smokers) and 15.0 % were former smokers. Four out of five vapers considered that they had reduced their cigarette consumption through e-cigarette use. Vaping ex-smokers represented 0.9 % of 15–75-year-olds, which are approximately 400,000 people. This figure represents an initial estimate of the number of smokers who have successfully stopped smoking, at least temporarily, thanks to e-cigarettes. Conclusions E-cigarettes in France were on the whole used by smokers. The e-cigarette could have helped several hundreds of thousands of individuals to quit smoking, at least temporarily.

Keywords: Electronic cigarette; e-cigarette; Dual use; Smoking; Cessation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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