Global State of Smoking Poll 2019
The Global State of Smoking Poll 2019 was conducted as a follow-up to the initial 2017 poll. It features an extensive evaluation of current smoking behaviors and use of alternative nicotine products, as well as beliefs and perceptions regarding the harmfulness and addictiveness of various nicotine products. The surveyed countries were selected to capture regions that vary with respect to smoking prevalence and smoking habits. The resulting data reflects the attitudes and habits of people from diverse cultural, socio-economic, and tobacco-regulatory environments.
The 2019 survey was conducted in seven countries—six fewer countries than the 2017 poll—but captures more participants per country, evaluating 54,341 adults in total. The target population was current and former tobacco consumers and vapers, as well as dual- and polyproduct users. A series of focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were conducted in each country to help develop the questionnaire content. The quantitative survey was administered following the qualitative portion of the research.
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Key Takeaways
Percentage of respondents who answered YES when asked if tobacco-related cancer is primarily caused by nicotine:
*Asked among all respondents
Percentage of respondents who answered that they believe smokeless tobacco is equally or more harmful than combustible tobacco:
*Asked among current tobacco product users aware of smokeless tobacco products who reported not using any kind of smokeless tobacco product.
Percentage of respondents who answered that they believe e-cigarettes are equally or more harmful than combustible tobacco:
*Asked among current tobacco product users aware of e-cigarettes who were not using e-cigarettes.
Percentage of respondents who answered YES when asked are you planning to quit smoking?
*Asked among current product users
Percentage of respondents who answered YES when asked in the past, have you ever made a serious attempt to quit smoking?
*Asked among current product users
We asked current combustible product users who tried quitting: How did you try to quit?
We asked ex-combustible users: How did you quit?
When referring to information on this website page, please use the following citation:
Global Action to End Smoking. “2019 Global State of Smoking Poll.” Retrieved (date).
(https://globalactiontoendsmoking.org/research/global-polls/global-state-of-smoking-poll-2019/)