E-cigarettes use in adolescents across Bath and North East Somerset and Swindon

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Summary of report content

Healthwatch Swindon and Healthwatch Bath and North East Somerset undertook a survey about young people's experiences and opinions of vaping and using e-cigarettes.  They spoke to 125 young people.

This survey found that 33% of respondents have used an e-cigarette, with 26.4% of adolescents vaping ‘occasionally’ or more often.

Whilst 70% of respondents claim the reason that they tried vaping was curiosity, there are some other common factors:

  • The age at which they started
  • Normalisation and pressure
  • Ease of purchase

 

 

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General details

Local Healthwatch
Healthwatch Bath and North East Somerset
Healthwatch Swindon
Publication date
Key themes
Health inequality
Lifestyle and wellbeing; wider determinants of health

Methodology and approach

Was the work undertaken in partnership with another organisation?
No
Primary research method used
Survey
If an Enter and View methodology was applied, was the visit announced or unannounced?
N/A

Details of people who shared their views

Number of people who shared their views
125
Age group
0 to 12 years
13 to 15 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 24 years
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