The International Tobacco Control study (ITC, an international cohort study on smoking and vaping) found that
-In 2023, a survey conducted by the tobacco control charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) found that 3.7% of young people aged 11 to 18 in Great Britain vape regularly.
-24% of people aged 16-to-19 years in England reported having vaped in the past 30 days in 2022.
-in 2022, 16-to-24-year-olds were more likely to report daily or occasional vaping than all other age groups.
The Office for National Statistics has published data on e-cigarette use in Great Britain.12 Jan 2024.
The data shows that the attendance rate across the academic year to date was 92.9%. The absence rate was, therefore, 7.1% across all schools.
By school type, the absence rates across the academic year 2023/24 to date were:
5.4% in state-funded primary schools (3.9% authorised and 1.5% unauthorised)
8.9% in state-funded secondary schools (5.5% authorised and 3.4% unauthorised)
12.9% in state-funded special schools (9.8% authorised and 3.1% unauthorised)