학술논문
Who Smokes in Europe? Data From 12 European Countries in the TackSHS Survey (2017–2018)
Document Type
article
Author
Silvano Gallus; Alessandra Lugo; Xiaoqiu Liu; Panagiotis Behrakis; Roberto Boffi; Cristina Bosetti; Giulia Carreras; Liliane Chatenoud; Luke Clancy; Xavier Continente; Ruaraidh Dobson; Tobias Effertz; Filippos T. Filippidis; Marcela Fu; Gergana Geshanova; Giuseppe Gorini; Sheila Keogan; Hristo Ivanov; María J. Lopez; Angel Lopez-Nicolas; José Precioso; Krzysztof Przewozniak; Cornel Radu-Loghin; Ario Ruprecht; Sean Semple; Joan B. Soriano; Polina Starchenko; Marta Trapero-Bertran; Olena Tigova; Anna S. Tzortzi; Constantine Vardavas; Vergina K. Vyzikidou; Paolo Colombo; Esteve Fernandez; the TackSHS Project Investigators
Source
Journal of Epidemiology, Vol 31, Iss 2, Pp 145-151 (2021)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0917-5040
1349-9092
20190344
1349-9092
20190344
Abstract
Background: Population data on tobacco use and its determinants require continuous monitoring and careful inter-country comparison. We aimed to provide the most up-to-date estimates on tobacco smoking from a large cross-sectional survey, conducted in selected European countries. Methods: Within the TackSHS Project, a face-to-face survey on smoking was conducted in 2017–2018 in 12 countries: Bulgaria, England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain, representing around 80% of the 432 million European Union (EU) adult population. In each country, a representative sample of around 1,000 subjects aged 15 years and older was interviewed, for a total of 11,902 participants. Results: Overall, 25.9% of participants were current smokers (31.0% of men and 21.2% of women, P < 0.001), while 16.5% were former smokers. Smoking prevalence ranged from 18.9% in Italy to 37.0% in Bulgaria. It decreased with increasing age (compared to