Great Britain: youth perceptions on e-cigarette harm 2022

This statistic displays the perception of harm of e-cigarettes compared to smoking among young people in Great Britain from 2013 to 2022. Over the provided time period, the share of respondents who believe the use of e-cigarettes are less harmful than smoking dropped from 73 percent in 2013 to 42 percent in 2022.

Perceptions of the harm of e-cigarettes compared to cigarettes among young people in Great Britain from 2013 to 2022

Characteristic	Similar or more harmful	Less harmful	Don't know
2013	12.9%	72.6%	14.5%
2014	19.6%	66%	14.4%
2015	24.6%	65.5%	9.9%
2016	25.7%	62.3%	12%
2017	28%	61.3%	10.7%
2018	31.1%	53%	15.9%
2019	33.8%	50.1%	16.2%
2020	40.9%	41.5%	17.5%
2021	37.2%	42.5%	20.4%
2022	40.9%	42.1%	16.9%

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Release date

July 2022

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

2013 to 2022

Number of respondents

1,916*

Age group

11-17 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* n(2013)= 1,190; n(2014)= 1,483; n(2015)= 1,700; n(2016)= 1,607; n(2017)=1,968; n(2018)= 1,687; n(2019)=1,863; n(2020)=1,909, n(2021) = 1,905, n(2022) = 1,916.

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