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Table 1 Current use prevalence of four tobacco product groups in three surveys based on three frequency of use thresholds in the past 30 days: 1+ day, 10+ days, 25+ days

From: A comparison of tobacco product prevalence by different frequency of use thresholds across three US surveys

Products

National Surveys

TUS-CPS %

(95% CI)

NHIS %

(95% CI)

PATH %

(95% CI)

  

RR*

 

RR*

 

RR*

Cigarettes

 1+ day

13.6 (13.4, 13.8)

 

14.9 (14.3, 15.4)

 

18.8 (18.3, 19.4)

 

 10+ days

12.7 (12.6, 12.9)

−6.6%

13.8 (13.2, 14.4)

−7.4%

17.0 (16.5, 17.5)

−9.6%

 25+ days

11.0 (10.9, 11.2)

−19.1%

12.0 (11.5, 12.5)

−19.5%

15.2 (14.7, 15.7)

−19.1%

Other combustibles

 1+ day

2.1 (2.1, 2.2)

 

3.2 (2.9, 3.6)

 

5.7 (5.4, 5.9)

 

 10+ days

0.7 (0.7, 0.7)

− 66.7%

1.9 (1.7, 2.2)

−40.6%

1.6 (1.5, 1.7)

− 71.9%

 25+ days

0.4 (0.4, 0.5)

− 81.0%

1.7 (1.5, 2.0)

− 46.9%

1.0 (0.9, 1.1)

− 82.5%

Smokeless tobacco

 1+ day

1.6 (1.5, 1.6)

 

2.1 (1.8, 2.4)

 

2.8 (2.6, 3.0)

 

 10+ days

1.3 (1.3, 1.4)

−18.8%

1.7 (1.5, 2.0)

−19.0%

2.2 (2.0, 2.4)

−21.4%

 25+ days

1.1 (1.0, 1.1)

−31.3%

1.4 (1.2, 1.6)

−33.3%

1.8 (1.7, 2.0)

−35.7%

E-cigarettes

 1+ day

2.2 (2.1, 2.2)

 

3.1 (2.8, 3.4)

 

4.6 (4.3, 4.8)

 

 10+ days

1.4 (1.3, 1.4)

− 36.4%

2.0 (1.8, 2.2)

−35.5%

2.5 (2.3, 2.7)

− 45.7%

 25+ days

0.9 (0.8, 0.9)

− 59.1%

1.3 (1.1, 1.5)

− 58.1%

1.8 (1.6, 2.0)

−60.9%

  1. *Relative Reduction. Relative reduction 10+ days compared to 1+ day and 25+ days compared to 1+ day
  2. Abbreviations: TUS-CPS Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey; NHIS, National Health Interview Survey; PATH, Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health