The Times Newspaper, UK. Smoke signals say young people prefer e‑cigarettes. The number of young British people trying e‑cigarettes has risen sharply, with almost a third of 16 to 24-year-olds vaping, official figures show. Among all British adults, 17.6 per cent smoked e-cigarettes, data from the Office for National Statistics showed. The decline in cigarette smoking continues, with only 17.2 per cent of adults smoking in 2015, the lowest proportion since records began in 1974. The second year of data found 30 per cent of them tried vaping in 2015, up from 24 per cent the year before. This compares with 20.7 per cent of young people who smoked tobacco cigarettes. Vaping is most common in this age group, the data shows, leading to concerns that youngsters are picking up an e‑cigarette habit rather than using them to quit smoking. Among all British adults, 17.6 per cent smoked e-cigarettes, data from the Office for National Statistics showed.