Even though the electronic cigarette is still in the sights of the European Union, the WHO and the French government, tobacco consumption is on the rise again according to the results of a study by Public Health France published this Tuesday, December 13 .
COVID, STRESS AS AN EXPLANATION?
According to the results of a study by Public Health France published this Tuesday, December 13, smoking, which has experienced a drop of “unprecedented magnitude” among adults between 2014 and 2019, started to increase again in 2021 after having stagnated in 2020. shift daily (2021%).
If compared to those of 2020, these figures do not show significant variations. But, compared to 2019, before the Covid crisis, the prevalence of smoking has increased (30,4% at the time). If it has, overall, not evolved " significantly " (25,3% in 2021 against 24% in 2019), daily smoking has, for its part, increased among women (23% against 20,7%) and among those with few or no qualifications (32% against 29%) .
The data come from the Barometer of Public Health France, a telephone survey of a random sample of 18-85 year olds residing in France (24 people in mainland France, 514 Overseas), conducted between February and December 6. To explain these results , Public Health France considers that« an impact of the social and economic crisis linked to Covid-19 cannot be excluded ».
