Aims: With the spread of COVID-19, the Norwegian government introduced restrictions on cross-border travel starting March 2020. Purchase of tobacco when travelling, especially from Sweden and duty-free shops, has comprised a substantial part of Norwegian tobacco consumption for many years. We investigated whether COVID-19-related travel restrictions and recommendations led to changes in tobacco purchases from Norway, Sweden, duty-free, other countries, possible illicit sources and web shops. Design: Based on a survey conducted by Ipsos, we examined: (i) the prevalence of smoking and snus use and where smokers and snus users reported having purchased tobacco consumed during the last 24 hours from 2015 to 2019, by county; and (ii) the probabilities of having purchased tobacco from different sources in the period before and after COVID-19-related travel restrictions and recommendations. Results: The proportion of smokers varied from 12% to 19% and the proportion of snus users varied from 12% to 21% across counties. Cigarettes bought in Norway comprised from 27% to 79% of the previous day's consumption, depending on the respondent's county of residence. For snus, the percentages ranged from 20% to 70%. The probability of buying tobacco in Norway increased by around 30 percentage points during the period of COVID-19-related travel restrictions and recommendations, compared with previous years. The increase was greatest in border regions and was accompanied by fewer purchases in Swedish and duty-free shops. Conclusion: The increased share of tobacco purchases from shops in Norway means that, for many tobacco users, buying tobacco become more expensive and that taxes on tobacco to a greater extent were paid in Norway. However, whether these extraordinary circumstances will affect future cigarette and snus use, and place of purchase of tobacco products, remains to be seen.

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COVID-19 流行对挪威不同地区烟草使用者购买香烟和鼻烟的地方的影响

目标：随着 COVID-19 的传播，挪威政府从 2020 年 3 月开始对跨境旅行实施限制。旅行时购买烟草，尤其是从瑞典和免税店购买烟草，已占挪威烟草消费的很大一部分年。我们调查了与 COVID-19 相关的旅行限制和建议是否导致从挪威、瑞典、免税、其他国家、可能的非法来源和网上商店购买烟草的变化。设计：根据益普索开展的一项调查，我们检查了：(i) 吸烟和鼻烟使用的流行率，以及吸烟者和鼻烟使用者报告在 2015 年至 2019 年过去 24 小时内购买烟草消费的地方，按县分列；(ii) 在与 COVID-19 相关的旅行限制和建议之前和之后，从不同来源购买烟草的概率。结果：各县吸烟者的比例从 12% 到 19% 不等，鼻烟使用者的比例从 12% 到 21% 不等。在挪威购买的香烟占前一天消费量的 27% 至 79%，具体取决于受访者居住的县。对于鼻烟，百分比从 20% 到 70% 不等。与往年相比，在与 COVID-19 相关的旅行限制和建议期间，在挪威购买烟草的可能性增加了约 30 个百分点。边境地区的增幅最大，同时瑞典和免税商店的购买量减少。结论：从挪威商店购买烟草的比例增加意味着，对于许多烟草使用者来说，购买烟草变得更加昂贵，而且在挪威支付的烟草税更大程度。然而，这些特殊情况是否会影响未来卷烟和鼻烟的使用，以及烟草制品的购买地点，还有待观察。