Muva nje, i-Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) ikhiphe imiphumela yakamuva yocwaningo mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwei-e-cigarettesphakathi kwabantu abadala e-UK.Ucwaningo luthole ukuthi izinga lamanje lokusebenzisa i-e-cigarette e-UK lifinyelela ku-9.1%, izinga eliphakeme kakhulu emlandweni.
Kukhona abantu abadala abangaba yizigidi ezingu-4.7 e-UK abasebenzisa i-e-cigarettes, cishe izigidi ezingu-2.7 ziye zashintsha kusukela ekusetshenzisweni kukagwayi kuya ku-e-cigarettes, cishe abantu abayizigidi ezingu-1.7 basebenzisai-e-cigaretteskuyilapho usebenzisa ugwayi, futhi cishe i-320,000 e-cigarettes ayikaze isebenzise ugwayi.Abasebenzisi bentuthu.
Mayelana nezizathu zokusebenzisai-e-cigarettes, u-31% wabaphendulile uthe ufuna ukushintsha umkhuba wokusebenzisa ugwayi, u-14% uthe uthanda ukusebenzisa ugwayi we-e, u-12% uthe ufuna ukonga imali.Abaphendulile abasabhema bathe isizathu esikhulu sokusebenzisa i-e-cigarette ukunciphisa inani likagwayi abawubhemayo.Kulaba abaphendulile abangakaze bawusebenzise ugwayi, u-39% uthe isizathu sokusebenzisa i-e-cigarettes ukujabulela isipiliyoni.
E-UK, uhlobo oluvame kakhulu lwei-e-cigarette uyagcwaliseka futhi, ngo-50% wabasebenzisi be-e-cigarette abathi bawusebenzisa kakhulu lo mkhiqizo.Ama-e-cigarette alahlwayo azothandwa kakhulu ngo-2023 uma kuqhathaniswa no-2021 no-2022. Ngo-2021 no-2022, amazinga okusebenzisa i-e-cigarette alahlwayo ase-UK angu-2.3% no-15% ngokulandelanayo, kanti ngo-2023 kulinganiselwa ukuthi afinyelele ku-31%.Phakathi kwabantu abaneminyaka engu-18 kuya ku-24, ukusetshenziswa kwe-e-cigarettes elahlayo kuye kwanda ngokushesha, kanti i-57% yabasebenzisi be-e-cigarette kuleli qembu leminyaka ikakhulukazi basebenzisa i-e-cigarettes elahlayo.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Nov-23-2023
