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Table 2 Validation: Exclusive Cigarette, Dual and Exclusive SLT Use, SimSmoke Projections vs.Tobacco Use Supplement, by Age and Gender, 1993–2015

From: The US SimSmoke tobacco control policy model of smokeless tobacco and cigarette use

EXCLUSIVE CIGARETTE USE

Ages

Source

1993

2002

Relative changea1993–2002

2011

Relative changea2002–2011

2015

Relative changea2011–2015

Relative changea1993–2015

Male

 18+

SimSmoke

25.6%

20.2%

−21.3%

15.4%

−23.5%

14.2%

−8.2%

−44.7%

CPS-TUS

25.7%

22.0%

−14.1%

17.1%

−22.5%

14.9%

−12.6%

−41.8%

95% CI

 

(21.7, 22.4%)

 

(16.8, 17.4%)

 

(14.7, 15.2%)

  

 18–24

SimSmoke

25.1%

20.4%

−18.7%

17.0%

−16.4%

16.9%

−1.0%

−32.8%

CPS-TUS

25.5%

26.8%

5.4%

18.7%

−30.2%

15.6%

−16.7%

−38.7%

95% CI

 

(25.7, 28.0%)

 

(17.8, 19.7%)

 

(14.6, 16.6%)

  

 25–34

SimSmoke

29.0%

23.9%

−17.6%

20.2%

−15.4%

19.3%

−4.4%

−33.3%

CPS-TUS

29.0%

24.2%

−16.6%

21.2%

−12.5%

18.0%

−15.2%

−38.1%

95% CI

 

(23.4, 25.0%)

 

(20.5, 21.9%)

 

(17.3, 18.7%)

  

 35–54

SimSmoke

29.5%

22.0%

−25.2%

15.7%

−28.8%

14.1%

−10.1%

−52.1%

CPS-TUS

29.6%

25.5%

−13.8%

19.2%

−24.9%

16.7%

−12.9%

−43.6%

95% CI

 

(24.9, 26.1%)

 

(18.7, 19.6%)

 

(16.2, 17.2%)

  

 55+

SimSmoke

17.4%

14.9%

−14.4%

11.7%

−21.0%

10.4%

−11.5%

−40.1%

CPS-TUS

17.5%

14.5%

−17.0%

12.7%

−12.4%

12.2%

−4.2%

−30.3%

95% CI

 

(14.0, 15.0%)

 

(12.3, 13.1%)

 

(11.8, 12.6%)

  

Female

 18+

SimSmoke

22.1%

17.3%

−21.4%

13.4%

−22.5%

12.4%

−7.7%

− 43.8%

CPS-TUS

22.3%

18.1%

−18.6%

14.3%

−21.1%

12.8%

−10.9%

−42.7%

95% CI

 

(17.9, 18.4%)

 

(14.1, 14.5%)

 

(12.5, 13.0%)

  

 18–24

SimSmoke

23.6%

19.5%

−17.5%

16.3%

−16.3%

16.1%

−1.1%

−31.7%

CPS-TUS

23.8%

23.3%

−2.2%

15.5%

−33.5%

12.1%

−22.0%

−49.2%

95% CI

 

(22.3, 24.3%)

 

(14.7, 16.4%)

 

(11.3, 13.0%)

  

 25–34

SimSmoke

27.3%

20.9%

−23.5%

17.6%

−15.8%

16.8%

−4.6%

−38.6%

CPS-TUS

27.6%

20.1%

−27.1%

17.2%

−14.7%

15.0%

−12.9%

−45.9%

95% CI

 

(19.5, 20.8%)

 

(16.6, 17.8%)

 

(14.4, 15.6%)

  

 35–54

SimSmoke

25.1%

19.5%

−22.2%

14.2%

− 27.1%

12.7%

−10.7%

−49.4%

CPS-TUS

25.1%

21.8%

−13.1%

17.2%

−20.9%

15.6%

−9.6%

−37.9%

95% CI

 

(21.3, 22.2%)

 

(16.8, 17.6%)

 

(15.2, 16.0%)

  

 55+

SimSmoke

14.4%

12.1%

−15.6%

9.8%

−18.9%

9.1%

−7.8%

− 36.9%

CPS-TUS

14.8%

11.4%

−22.5%

10.1%

−12.2%

9.8%

−2.2%

−33.4%

95% CI

 

(11.0, 11.8%)

 

(9.7, 10.4%)

 

(9.5, 10.1%)

  

Dual use

Male

 18+

SimSmoke

1.0%

0.9%

−14.6%

0.7%

−16.4%

0.7%

−5.7%

−32.6%

CPS-TUS

1.0%

0.5%

−47.0%

0.5%

−11.4%

0.5%

0.0%

−53.0%

95% CI

 

(0.5, 0.6%)

 

(0.4, 0.5%)

 

(0.4, 0.5%)

  

 18–24

SimSmoke

2.2%

1.5%

−33.5%

1.3%

−8.8%

1.3%

−0.3%

−39.5%

CPS-TUS

2.3%

1.1%

−52.0%

1.1%

0.5%

1.1%

0.0%

−51.7%

95% CI

 

(0.8, 1.4%)

 

(0.9, 1.4%)

 

(0.8, 1.4%)

  

 25–34

SimSmoke

1.4%

1.4%

0.7%

1.0%

−31.9%

0.9%

−1.7%

−32.6%

CPS-TUS

1.4%

1.0%

−31.0%

0.8%

−17.8%

0.9%

7.6%

−39.0%

95% CI

 

(0.8, 1.1%)

 

(0.7, 1.0%)

 

(0.7, 1.0%)

  

 35–54

SimSmoke

0.8%

0.8%

5.8%

0.8%

−1.9%

0.7%

−8.8%

−5.4%

CPS-TUS

0.8%

0.5%

−40.5%

0.5%

6.7%

0.5%

10.4%

−30.0%

95% CI

 

(0.4, 0.5%)

 

(0.4, 0.6%)

 

(0.4, 0.6%)

  

 55+

SimSmoke

0.5%

0.4%

−23.9%

0.3%

−14.8%

0.3%

−0.2%

−35.3%

CPS-TUS

0.5%

0.2%

−64.3%

0.2%

−11.1%

0.1%

−6.7%

−70.4%

95% CI

 

(0.1, 0.2%)

 

(0.1, 0.2%)

 

(0.1, 0.2%)

  

Female

 18+

SimSmoke

0.05%

0.03%

−33.3%

0.02%

−32.4%

0.02%

−13.2%

−60.9%

CPS-TUS

0.05%

0.02%

−62.5%

0.01%

−44.3%

0.02%

100.0%

−58.2%

95% CI

 

(0.01, 0.03%)

 

(0.01, 0.02%)

 

(0.01, 0.03%)

  

 18–24

SimSmoke

0.05%

0.03%

−32.2%

0.03%

−9.1%

0.03%

−0.48%

−38.7%

CPS-TUS

0.05%

0.01%

−77.1%

0.08%

555.7%

0.02%

−75.0%

−62.5%

95% CI

 

(0.00, 0.03%)

 

(0.04, 0.18%)

 

(0.00, 0.10%)

  

 25–34

SimSmoke

0.03%

0.03%

−2.6%

0.02%

−33.4%

0.02%

−2.8%

− 36.9%

CPS-TUS

0.02%

0.02%

−6.3%

0.02%

−9.9%

0.01%

−50.0%

−57.8%

95% CI

 

(0.00, 0.04%)

 

(0.01, 0.06%)

 

(0.00, 0.05%)

  

 35–54

SimSmoke

0.06%

0.03%

−49.1%

0.02%

−42.7%

0.01%

−18.6%

−76.3%

CPS-TUS

0.06%

0.02%

−69.0%

0.01%

−43.2%

0.03%

200.0%

−47.2%

95% CI

 

(0.00, 0.03%)

 

(0.00, 0.03%)

 

(0.01, 0.05%)

  

 55+

SimSmoke

0.05%

0.04%

−26.3%

0.02%

−34.0%

0.02%

−19.5%

−60.8%

CPS-TUS

0.05%

0.02%

−66.6%

0.00%

−100.0%

0.01%

…

−81.0%

95% CI

 

(0.00, 0.03%)

 

(0.00, 0.02%)

 

(0.00, 0.03%)

  

Exclusive smokeless tobacco use

Male

 18+

SimSmoke

3.2%

2.8%

−13.6%

2.5%

−9.3%

2.4%

−3.3%

−24.2%

CPS-TUS

3.1%

2.3%

−27.1%

2.5%

8.0%

2.6%

6.5%

−16.1%

95% CI

 

(2.1, 2.4%)

 

(2.3, 2.6%)

 

(2.5, 2.7%)

  

 18–24

SimSmoke

4.9%

3.6%

−26.9%

3.8%

5.9%

3.8%

0.5%

−22.2%

CPS-TUS

5.0%

1.8%

−63.5%

2.3%

28.2%

2.9%

24.0%

−42.0%

95% CI

 

(1.5, 2.2%)

 

(2.0, 2.8%)

 

(2.5, 3.4%)

  

 25–34

SimSmoke

4.1%

3.9%

−4.5%

3.2%

−16.9%

3.3%

3.2%

−18.1%

CPS-TUS

4.2%

3.6%

−14.2%

3.0%

−17.4%

3.0%

3.1%

−27.0%

95% CI

 

(3.2, 3.9%)

 

(2.7, 3.3%)

 

(2.8, 3.4%)

  

 35–54

SimSmoke

2.3%

2.5%

4.8%

2.6%

4.2%

2.4%

−5.0%

3.7%

CPS-TUS

2.3%

2.2%

−4.1%

3.1%

42.1%

3.4%

9.4%

49.0%

95% CI

 

(2.0, 2.4%)

 

(2.9, 3.3%)

 

(3.2, 3.6%)

  

 55+

SimSmoke

2.7%

2.0%

−25.6%

1.4%

−27.2%

1.4%

−6.0%

−49.0%

CPS-TUS

2.7%

1.8%

−36.0%

1.6%

−9.9%

1.7%

9.5%

−36.8%

95% CI

 

(1.6, 1.9%)

 

(1.4, 1.7%)

 

(1.6, 1.9%)

  

Female

 18+

SimSmoke

0.4%

0.2%

−42.7%

0.1%

−39.3%

0.1%

−16.4%

−70.9%

CPS-TUS

0.4%

0.2%

−60.4%

0.1%

−42.4%

0.1%

0.0%

−77.2%

95% CI

 

(0.1, 0.2%)

 

(0.1, 0.1%)

 

(0.1, 0.1%)

  

 18–24

SimSmoke

0.1%

0.1%

−24.5%

0.1%

5.5%

0.1%

0.6%

−19.8%

CPS-TUS

0.1%

0.0%

−62.4%

0.1%

86.9%

0.1%

−12.5%

−38.5%

95% CI

 

(0.0, 0.1%)

 

(0.0, 0.2%)

 

(0.0, 0.2%)

  

 25–34

SimSmoke

0.1%

0.1%

−24.1%

0.1%

−10.4%

0.1%

2.9%

−30.0%

CPS-TUS

0.1%

0.1%

−20.0%

0.1%

−48.8%

0.1%

66.7%

−31.7%

95% CI

 

(0.1, 0.2%)

 

(0.0, 0.1%)

 

(0.1, 0.2%)

  

 35–54

SimSmoke

0.2%

0.1%

−44.9%

0.1%

−23.1%

0.1%

−9.7%

−61.8%

CPS-TUS

0.2%

0.1%

−54.0%

0.1%

−8.0%

0.1%

0.0%

−57.7%

95% CI

 

(0.1, 0.1%)

 

(0.1, 0.1%)

 

(0.1, 0.1%)

  

 55+

SimSmoke

0.9%

0.4%

−47.4%

0.2%

−54.1%

0.1%

−28.0%

−82.6%

CPS-TUS

0.9%

0.3%

−67.9%

0.1%

−58.4%

0.1%

−16.7%

−88.8%

95% CI

 

(0.2, 0.4%)

 

(0.1, 0.2%)

 

(0.1, 0.1%)

  
  1. aRelative change measured as the absolute difference in prevalence between the end and the initial year of the specified period divided by the prevalence of the initial year