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Table 4 Subset of communication-related variables – 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 proportion or M with 95 % confidence interval

 

Total

Smokers

Young adults

Low education

Low numeracy

Living in poverty

GLBs

Information Seeking

       

 Have you ever looked for information on chemicals in cigarettes and cigarette smoke?

  Yes

27.5 % (25.4-29.7)

34.3 % (28.8-39.8)

37.2 % (31.6-42.8)

22.2 % (18.6-25.7)

26.7 % (22.7-30.6)

25.7 % (19.7-31.6)

30.1 % (21.0-39.1)

  No

72.5 % (70.3-74.6)

65.7 % (60.2-71.2)

62.8 % (57.2-68.4)

77.8 % (74.3-81.4)

73.3 % (69.4-77.3)

74.3 % (68.4-80.3)

69.9 % (60.9-79.0)

 In which 1 of these 3 places would you most like to see information on chemicals in cigarettes and cigarette smoke?

  On cigarette packs

54.8 % (52.4-57.3)

57.2 % (51.9-62.6)

46.8 % (40.9-52.6)

55.4 % (50.9-60.0)

53.9 % (49.5-58.3)

54.3 % (47.4-61.2)

46.9 % (36.4-57.3)

  In stores

15.0 % (13.2-16.7)

11.6 % (7.9-15.3)

14.7 % (10.7-18.7)

16.8 % (13.6-20.0)

16.0 % (12.9-19.2)

18.3 % (13.2-23.5)

17.2 % (10.3-24.1)

  Online

28.7 % (26.5-30.9)

28.8 % (24.2-33.4)

38.2 % (32.5-43.8)

26.2 % (22.3-30.0)

28.5 % (24.6-32.5)

25.5 % (19.7-31.4)

35.8 % (26.1-45.4)

  Don't know, refused, or doesn’t want information

1.5 % (0.9-2.08)

2.4 % (1.0-3.7)

0.2 % (0.0-0.8)

1.6 % (0.5-2.7)

1.5 % (0.56-2.46)

1.8 % (0.3-3.3)

0.1 % (0.0-0.3)

Constituent Awareness

       

 Aware of 0 of 4 constituents in cigarette smoke

37.5 % (35.0-40.1)

36.7 % (31.6-41.8)

32.7 % (27.3-38.2)

46.4 % (28.9-37.2)

42.9 % (38.4-47.4)

43.1 % (35.7-50.4)

31.3 (22.0-40.7)

 Aware of 1 of 4 constituents in cigarette smoke

35.8 % (33.4-38.2)

41.2 % (35.6-46.9)

36.1 % (30.4-41.7)

33.1 % (35.4-40.9)

34.5 % (30.3-38.7)

34.7 % (28.2-41.2)

38.9 (28.5-49.3)

 Aware of 2 of 4 constituents in cigarette smoke

18.7 % (16.7-20.7)

15.8 % (12.2-19.4)

22.7 % (17.9-27.6)

14.5 % (19.1-23.6)

16.0 % (12.9-19.2)

13.6 % (9.8-17.5)

18.2 (11.0-25.4)

 Aware of 3 of 4 constituents in cigarette smoke

5.6 % (4.6-6.5)

3.4 % (1.9-4.8)

5.9 % (3.4-8.4)

3.3 % (5.9-8.6)

4.8 % (3.3-6.3)

5.7 % (3.0-8.4)

9.3 (3.0-15.7)

 Aware of 4 of 4 constituents in cigarette smoke

2.4 % (1.7-3.1)

3.0 % (0.5-5.4)

2.5 % (0.6-4.5)

2.8 % (1.5-2.9)

1.8 % (0.8-2.9)

2.9 % (0.8-5.1)

2.3 (0.0-5.0)

Knowledge of and Trust for FDA and U.S. Federal Government

 Have you ever heard of the FDA or Food and Drug Administration?

  Yes

94.6 % (93.4-95.8)

95.4 % (93.0-95.8)

90.9 % (87.7-94.2)

89.7 % (87.0-92.3)

91.7 % (89.0-94.3)

87.5 % (83.0-92.0)

91.7 % (85.0-98.3)

  No

5.4 % (4.2-6.6)

4.6 % (2.5-6.8)

9.1 % (5.8-12.3)

10.3 % (7.7 %-13.0)

8.3 % (5.7-11.0)

12.5 % (8.0-17.0)

8.3 % (1.7-15.0)

 Can the FDA effectively regulate tobacco products?

  Yes

65.2 % (62.6-67.8)

66.6 % (61.2-72.0)

79.3 % (74.7-83.9)

64.9 % (59.9-69.9)

62.1 % (57.4-66.9)

67.8 % (61.3-74.1)

76.3 % (67.1-85.4)

  No

34.8 % (32.2-37.4)

33.4 % (26.9-37.4)

20.7 % (74.7-83.9)

35.1 % (31.9-37.5)

37.9 % (33.1-42.6)

32.2 % (25.8-38.7)

23.7 % (14.6-32.9)

 How much trust do you have in the federal government? M score, 0 = none at all - 4 = a great deal

2.0 (1.9-2.0)

1.7 (1.6-1.8)

2.1 (2.0-2.2)

1.9 (1.8-2.0)

2.0 (1.8-2.1)

2.2 (2.0-2.4)

2.1 (1.9-2.4)

  1. Note. Point estimates in bold text were found to be significantly different from their respective comparison group (e.g., smokers were compared to non-smokers, young adults compared to older adults, etc.) using either PROC SURVEYFREQ or PROC SURVEYREG to make the comparisons