Statistics about vaping – Healthy Ireland Survey 2019
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December 9, 2019The Healthy Ireland Survey 2019, funded by the Department of Health, has published key findings in relation to vaping.
The key findings in relation to vaping are;
- 5% of the population use e-cigarettes, an increase from 4% in 2018.
- This figure is up from 3% in 2016 and 4% in 2017.
- 38% of those who made an attempt to quit smoking over the last year used an e-cigarette during this attempt
- Use of e-cigarettes among ex-smokers rose by 30% over the last year.
- While use of e-cigarettes among ex-smokers stood at 10% in 2018, it increased to 13% in 2019.
- Use of e-cigarettes among non-smokers remains extremely low, at just 1%, which is the same as last year.
To read the full report visit https://assets.gov.ie/41194/5fc2c8bfae3041b7a4b7a46751113b4e.pdf
