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Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia

59 (3) 2025 13 – 26

Determinants of E-Cigarette Expenditure Among Malaysian School-Going Adolescents
Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Perbelanjaan Rokok Elektronik di Kalangan Remaja Bersekolah di Malaysia

School of Economics, Finance and Banking
Universiti Utara Malaysia
6010 Sintok, Kedah, MALAYSIA.

yong@uum.edu.my

Sector for Biostatistics and Data Repository
National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia
No. 1, Jln Setia Murni U13/52, Seksyen U13
40170 Shah Alam, Selangor, MALAYSIA.

kee@moh.gov.my

Infectious Disease Research Centre
Institute for Medical Research
National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia
No. 1, Jln Setia Murni U13/52, Seksyen U13
40170 Shah Alam, Selangor, MALAYSIA.

limkk@moh.gov.my

Sector for Biostatistics and Data Repository
National Institutes of Health
Ministry of Health Malaysia
No. 1, Jln Setia Murni U13/52, Seksyen U13
40170 Shah Alam, Selangor, MALAYSIA.

tanlk@moh.gov.my

Special Research Centre
Institute for Medical Research
National Institutes of Health
Ministry of Health Malaysia
No. 1, Jln Setia Murni U13/52, Seksyen U13
40170 Shah Alam, Selangor, MALAYSIA.

cheongyl@moh.gov.my

School of Pharmacy
Taylor’s University
Subang Jaya, 47500 Selangor, MALAYSIA.

jiahui.lim@taylors.edu.my

Abstract

The use of e-cigarettes has detrimental effects on health. It is common among the adolescent population. This study provides important insights into the associations between demographic characteristics (age, gender, ethnicity, pocket money, and smoking habits) and e-cigarette expenditure. Data were extracted from the Tobacco and E-Cigarette Survey among Malaysian Adolescents. An ordered probit model was employed to assess factors influencing different levels of expenditure on e-cigarettes among adolescents aged between 10 and 19 years. Adolescents with high expenditure on e-cigarettes tended to be older, male, Malay, and smokers. Adolescents who had not been taught about the dangers of cigarette smoking, thought that quitting the use of e-cigarettes was not difficult, believed e-cigarettes to be less harmful compared to cigarettes, were exposed to health-related images and texts on cigarette packs, and were unaware of posters or pamphlets on the dangers of e-cigarettes, tended to spend large amounts of money on e-cigarettes. This study highlights the roles of demographic factors, knowledge, and awareness of cigarettes and e-cigarettes in influencing adolescents’ decisions to spend on e-cigarettes. Therefore, targeted anti-e-cigarette programmes and further reductions in e-cigarette use are necessary.

Keywords

Adolescents; awareness; demographic factors; e-cigarettes; knowledge
http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JEM-2025-5903-2
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Cheah, Y. K., Kee, C. C., Lim, K. K., Tan, L. K,., Cheong, Y. L., & Lim, J. H. (2025). Determinants of E-Cigarette Expenditure Among Malaysian School-Going Adolescents. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 59(3), 13–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JEM-2025-5903-2

@article{cheah2025determinants,
  title={Determinants of E-Cigarette Expenditure Among Malaysian School-Going Adolescents},
  author={Cheah, Yong Kang and Kee, Chee Cheong and Lim, Kuang Kuay and Tan, Lay Kim and Cheong, Yoon Ling and Lim, Jia Hui},
  journal={Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia},
  volume={59},
  number={3},
  pages={13—26},
 

year={2025},
}

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