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Table 3 Current smoker cigarette use characteristics, adults ≥ 18 years, CRRTC national adult phone survey 2014-2015

From: Understanding how perceptions of tobacco constituents and the FDA relate to effective and credible tobacco risk messaging: A national phone survey of U.S. adults, 2014–2015

 

Weighted estimates

 

%

95 % CI

Number of days smoked in the past 30 days

25.3 [0–30]

(24.5-26.1)

Past 30 day smoking frequency

  

 0 days

0.8 %

(0.3-1.4)

 1 or 2 days

2.2 %

(1.0-3.3)

 3 to 5 days

5.8 %

(3.6-7.9)

 6 to 9 days

1.9 %

(0.6-3.3)

 10 to 19 days

7.9 %

(5.4-10.5)

 20 to 29 days

7.9 %

(3.4-12.3)

 All 30 days

73.5 %

(68.3-78.7)

Past 30 day menthol use

  

 All cigarettes smoked were menthols

38.8 %

(33.0-44.6)

 Some cigarettes smoked were menthols

15.8 %

(11.9-19.7)

 No cigarettes smoked were menthols

45.5 %

(40.0-50.9)

Cigarette Type

  

 Regular or full flavor

58.5 %

(53.3-63.7)

 Light or mild

29.4 %

(24.3-34.5)

 Ultra light

7.3 %

(4.7-9.9)

 Other or unspecified

4.8 %

(2.4-7.3)

Cigarette Brand

  

 Marlboro

38.2 %

(32.7-43.7)

 Newport

20.1 %

(15.9-24.3)

 Pall Mall

7.0 %

(4.0-9.9)

 Camel

6.3 %

(4.1-8.4)

 L&M

3.2 %

(1.7-4.6)

 Maverick

2.6 %

(0.2-5.0)

 Pyramid

2.6 %

(0.2-1.6)

 American Spirit

1.6 %

(0.7-2.5)

 Kool

1.5 %

(0.6-2.5)

 Virginia Slims

0.9 %

(1.3-3.3)

 Doral

0.8 %

(0.2-1.4)

 Salem

0.8 %

(0.1-1.2)

 Winston

0.7 %

(1.8-5.5)

 Parliament

0.6 %

(0.1-1.5)

 Benson & Hedges

0.4 %

(0.0-0.9)

 Generic or least expensive

2.3 %

(3.3-7.0)

 Roll your own

3.7 %

(0.0-0.9)

 Other brand

6.8 %

(4.8-8.9)

Quit Intentions

  

 Within the next month

23.4 %

(18.8-27.9)

 Within the next 6 months

24.8 %

(19.4-30.2)

 Sometime in the future beyond 6 months

32.3 %

(27.4-37.2)

 Not planning to quit

19.5 %

(15.7-23.3)