Rate of current use (use in the previous 30 days) of electronic tobacco products
| Characteristics at 2015 baseline | e-Cigarette | IQOS | Ploom/Ploom Tech | glo | Any product | Dual use* | |||||||||||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||
| Overall | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | |
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||
| Men | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | | 1.9 | 2.2 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 5.3 |
| Women | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | |
| Age groups, years | |||||||||||||||||
| 15–19 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 1.5 | |
| 20–29 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 4.4 | |
| 30–39 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 4.7 | |
| 40–49 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.9 | |
| 50–59 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.7 | |
| 60–69 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | |
| Smoking status | |||||||||||||||||
| Never-smoker | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | - | 0.4 | 1.1 | |
| Former smoker | 1.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | - | 2.2 | 1.6 | |
| Current smoker with intention to quit | 2.1 | 5.1 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 18.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 25.4 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 23.4 | |
| Current smoker with no intention to quit | 4.0 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 10.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 13.6 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 9.6 | |
| Workplace indoor smoking ban status | |||||||||||||||||
| No ban (including smoking room/corner) | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.4 | |
| Complete ban | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 3.7 | |
| Not working/did not know | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | |
| HNB tobacco/e-cigarette use status | |||||||||||||||||
| Never used with no preference for e-cigarette use | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | |
| Never used but would like to use e-cigarette in future | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 17.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 19.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 18.4 | |
| Ever-user | 21.1 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 21.6 | 16.0 | 21.3 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 10.3 | |
| Equivalent household income | |||||||||||||||||
| 1st quartile (lowest) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.9 | |
| 2nd quartile | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.1 | |
| 3rd quartile | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 5.1 | |
| 4th quartile (highest) | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 4.5 | |
| Did not know/did not want to answer | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | |
| Housing tenure | |||||||||||||||||
| Does not own housing | 1.5 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 5.5 | |
| Owns housing | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.6 | |
| Education | |||||||||||||||||
| Junior high school/high school | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.7 | |
| University/technical school/college or more | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.0 | |
| Marital status | |||||||||||||||||
| Married | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.6 | |
| Never married | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.4 | |
| Divorced/widowed | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | |
| Alcohol consumption | |||||||||||||||||
| Never-drinker | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | |
| Former drinker | 2.0 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 3.8 | |
| Current drinker | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.4 | |
| Self-rated health | |||||||||||||||||
| Good (excellent/very good/good) | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.3 | |
| Poor (fair/poor) | 2.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 4.0 | |
| Area-level deprivation index of living place | |||||||||||||||||
| 1st quartile (least deprived) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.8 | |
| 2nd quartile | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3.5 | |
| 3rd quartile | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | |
| 4th quartile (most deprived) | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4.2 | |
| Missing/unknown | 3.6 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 10.4 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 3.6 | |
| Experience of having seen the TV programme†‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| Had not seen | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.7 | |
| Had seen | 2.4 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 13.3 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 8.3 | |
| Did not respond to 2017 survey | 1.7 | 3.4 | – | 0.2 | 1.4 | – | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | – | 1.7 | 3.8 | – | 1.1 | 2.2 | – | |
| Awareness of tobacco company promotion§ | |||||||||||||||||
| Never, seldom or sometimes seen | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.4 | |
| Often or very often seen | 2.3 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 7.1 | |
| Did not respond to 2017 survey/responded to reduced version§ | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
Both sexes and years 2015, 2016 and 2017, in Japan.
Note: glo was sold in 12 December 2016.
*Dual use means use of both combustible cigarette and at least one new tobacco products (IQOS, Ploom, glo and e-cigarette with nicotine or e-cigarette without nicotine).
†Information collected in 2017 survey.
‡A programme of a popular entertainment TV show introducing IQOS was broadcasted on 28 April 2016 in Japan (see methods section for detail).
§Responded to reduced version means responders who answered question-reduced version that did not included some questions such as awareness of tobacco company promotion (n=194).
HNB, heat-not-burn.