Table 1

Characteristics of the study population in 32 WHO European region countries, ESPAD 2019

CharacteristicsWeighted % or mean95% CI
Ever use (%)
 None48.844.5 to 53.1
 Exclusive e-cigarette10.69.0 to 12.5
 Exclusive cigarette13.311.1 to 15.9
 Dual use27.323.7 to 31.3
Current use (%)
 None74.671.5 to 77.4
 Exclusive e-cigarette6.04.9 to 7.3
 Exclusive cigarette13.011.1 to 15.1
 Dual use6.45.4 to 7.7
Girls (%)50.850.2 to 51.4
Parental college/high education in a family (%)64.659.4 to 69.5
Perceived family’s financial well-being rating (from 0=very less to 6=very much better off)3.63.5 to 3.7
Perceived difficulty of getting cigarettes rating (from 0=don’t know to 5=impossible), mean1.61.56 to 1.7
World Bank country income group (%)
 High-income economy78.357.4 to 90.6
 Middle-income economy21.79.4 to 42.6
  • Unweighted number of observations=98 758; number of countries=32.

  • ESPAD, European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs.