Rokok Elektrik (Vape) sebagai Gaya Hidup Perokok Masa Kini di Kota Lhokseumawe

Abstract

In all parts of the world, every human being has various kinds of habits. One of the human habits is smoking. Today, smoking itself is not something that is considered taboo by society. Cigarettes have become objects that are familiar to humans in general. This smoking habit is difficult to break. On this occasion, researchers will try to raise a theme of smoking habits that have become more modern among teenagers, namely vape as a lifestyle for today's smokers. The background of this research is the author's curiosity about why active smokers, especially teenagers, consume vapes as a substitute for tobacco cigarettes. As for the problem formulation in this study, namely why has vape become a trend in Lhokseumawe City? What effect does vape have on the lifestyle of today's smokers? This research took place in Lhokseumawe City. The method used in this research is qualitative research with data collection techniques, namely observation, interviews, documentation, and literature studies using the perspective of consumerism culture and lifestyle studies. AbstrakIn all parts of the world, every human being has various kinds of habits. One of the human habits is smoking. Today, smoking itself is not something that is considered taboo by society. Cigarettes have become objects that are familiar to humans in general. This smoking habit is difficult to break. On this occasion, researchers will try to raise a theme of smoking habits that have become more modern among teenagers, namely vape as a lifestyle for today's smokers. The background of this research is the author's curiosity about why active smokers, especially teenagers, consume vapes as a substitute for tobacco cigarettes. As for the problem formulation in this study, namely why has vape become a trend in Lhokseumawe City? What effect does vape have on the lifestyle of today's smokers? This research took place in Lhokseumawe City. The method used in this research is qualitative research with data collection techniques, namely observation, interviews, documentation, and literature studies using the perspective of consumerism culture and lifestyle studies.

Determinants of Electronic Smoking Behavior among Adolescents in Indonesia (Analysis of Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2019)

“…This indicates that consumers of e-cigarettes and vapes will be required to make fewer purchases of traditional cigarettes. The e-liquid may be used several times over two weeks, and when the costs of conventional and electronic cigarettes are compared overall, traditional cigarettes are significantly more expensive (Hutapea & Fasya, 2021;Zhu et al, 2014). Research by Rutter et al (2017) found that adolescents thought that if tobacco became too expensive, 44% said they would consider trying an e-cigarette or would use one more frequently.…”

Transformasi Vape Di Ruang Sosial: Dari Teknologi Medis Ke Mode (Sebuah Kajian Dengan Perpektif Social Construction of Technology)

“…In several studies conducted, the vape industry has formed a fan culture (Hutapea & Fasya, 2021) or a new subculture. In urban areas, vape communities continue to grow.…”

“…In this case, some groups of people interpret vaping, which was originally a smoking cessation tool or a substitute for tobacco cigarettes to minimize the dangers of nicotine and tar, as a famous artifact. Several previous studies stated that vaping has changed or been interpreted as a lifestyle symbol (Hutapea & Fasya, 2021;Mixdam et al, 2020;Santana et al, 2018). The symbol then determines the social class of the user.…”

“…In addition, the significant factor and symbol value in vaping is quite dominant motifs. Other research suggests that vaping has entered the consumptive conception (Hutapea & Fasya, 2021). In this case, vapes are consumed or used as objects to satisfy hobbies in the perspective of fan culture and the study of popular culture.…”

The Effect of Lifestyle and Reference Groups on E-Cigarette Purchasing Decisions

“…The Central Statistics Agency (Badan Pusat Statistik) reported that cigarettes are categorized as the main consumption of the Indonesian people and the average expenditure on cigarettes and tobacco was IDR 76,583 per capita per month in March 2021 (Jayani 2021). This causes Indonesia to be the country with the third largest number of smokers in the world (Fikriyah & Febrijanto 2012;Hutapea & Fasya 2021).…”