Table 1

The prevalence of smoking and use of snus at age 14–15 years and 19 years, and e-cigarette use at age 19 years*

GirlsBoysDifference by sex, p valueAll
n%n%n%
Parental smoking at age 14–15 years
 Father smoker129/103412.5127/109311.60.544256/212712.0
 Mother smoker115/103611.1146/109213.40.111261/212812.3
Tobacco use at age 14–15 years
 Never smoker932/105388.51012/110891.31944/216190.0
 Occasional smoker81/10537.767/11086.0148/21616.8
 Daily smoker40/10533.829/11082.60.08369/21613.2
 Never snus user1036/105598.21034/110993.22070/216495.7
 Occasional snus user11/10551.019/11091.730/21641.4
 Daily snus user8/10550.856/11095.0<0.00164/21643.0
Tobacco use at age 19 years
 Never smoker666/104463.8662/110559.91328/214961.8
 Former smoker14/10441.315/11051.429/21491.3
 Occasional smoker267/104425.6346/110531.3613/214928.5
 Daily smoker97/10449.382/11057.40.021179/21498.3
 Daily snus user65/10526.2247/111122.2<0.001312/216314.4
E-cigarette use at age 19 years
 Ever tried/used e-cigarettes158/104915.1302/109627.6<0.001460/214521.4
 Current e-cigarette user36/10493.454/10964.90.08490/21454.2
  • *Individuals with missing answers in the individual questions about tobacco use and e-cigarette use were excluded from the analysis.

  • e-cigarette, electronic cigarette.