The survey questioned 9,289 year seven to year 11 pupils across 119 schools. Ordinarily, the data would have been collected by external interviewers. But, due to the pandemic, the schools were offered either an interviewer attending or guidance to run the survey themselves. Of the schools surveyed, 60 chose interviewer led and 59 chose teacher led.
In 2018 the proportion of pupils who were regular smokers was five per cent, but the new statistics show that this has now been reduced to three per cent.
Although the decrease in smoking is a great stride forward, it is the rising vaping statistics that suggest a worrying trend. The proportion of current e-cigarette users has increased from six per cent in 2018, to nine per cent in 2021.
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