Expenditure on smoking and alternative nicotine delivery products: a population survey in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The expense associated with using non-combustible nicotine products as an alternative to smoking may deter smoking reduction or cessation. This study aimed to estimate (i) how much adults in England spend each week on smoking and alternative nicotine products and (ii) the potential cost saving that could be achieved by switching from smoking to using an alternative nicotine delivery product.

Design and setting

Data came from September to November 2018 waves of the Smoking Toolkit Study, a series of national household surveys of the adult population in England.

Participants

A total of 859 adults (aged ≥ 16 years) who reported current smoking or current use of an alternative nicotine product.

Measurements

Participants reported their average we

SUBMITTER: Jackson SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6797497 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature