Table 1.
Menthol Use Among Past-30-Day National Survey on Drug Use and Health Cigarette Smokers, Adults Ages ≥18 Years, National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2020 (n = 3953)
| % (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 43.37 (40.26, 46.52) | ||
| Gender | .0002 | ||
| Male | 37.89 (34.39, 41.51) | Reference | |
| Female | 49.58 (44.87, 54.29) | 1.61 (1.27, 2.03) | |
| Age, y | .0039 | ||
| 18–25 | 52.86 (48.71, 56.96) | Reference | |
| 26–34 | 50.42 (44.87, 55.96) | 0.91 (0.68, 1.22) | |
| 35–49 | 40.48 (36.34, 44.76) | 0.61 (0.48, 0.76) | |
| 50–64 | 37.80 (31.08, 45.03) | 0.54 (0.39, 0.76) | |
| ≥65 | 42.24 (33.44, 51.56) | 0.65 (0.44, 0.97) | |
| Education | .0179 | ||
| Less than high school | 43.22 (35.6, 51.17) | Reference | |
| High school grad | 45.08 (40.44, 49.82) | 1.08 (0.76, 1.53) | |
| Some college | 46.03 (41.21, 50.91) | 1.12 (0.80, 1.57) | |
| College or more | 31.61 (25.50, 38.43) | 0.61 (0.40, 0.91) | |
| Annual household income | .0120 | ||
| Less than $20 000 | 49.12 43.77, 54.50) | Reference | |
| $20 000-$49 999 | 42.74 (37.88, 47.74) | 0.77 (0.59, 1.02) | |
| $50 000-$74 999 | 49.24 (40.92, 57.61) | 1.00 (0.69, 1.46) | |
| $75 000 or more | 34.03 (28.91, 39.55) | 0.53 (0.37, 0.77) | |
| Race/ethnicity | <.0001 | ||
| NH white | 33.75 (30.76, 36.87) | Reference | |
| NH black | 80.92 (73.46, 86.66) | 8.32 (5.15, 13.46) | |
| NH Other | 41.42 (32.27, 51.21) | 1.39 (0.94, 2.04) | |
| Hispanic | 51.26 (41.08, 61.34) | 2.06 (1.40, 3.05) | |
| Sexual identity | .0965 | ||
| Heterosexual | 41.97 (38.6, 45.41) | Reference | |
| Lesbian/gay | 54.47 (39.95, 68.27) | 1.65 (0.88, 3.10) | |
| Bisexual | 48.83 (40.21, 57.53) | 1.32 (0.92, 1.89) | |
| Past-month SPD | .0574 | ||
| SPD | 50.61 (42.57, 58.63) | 1.40 (0.99, 1.97) | |
| No SPD | 42.33 (39.02, 45.71) | Reference | |
| Past-year MDE | .6800 | ||
| Yes | 43.92 (37.12, 50.95) | 1.06 (0.79, 1.42) | |
| No | 42.46 (39.19, 45.79) | Reference | |
| Smoking frequency | .0044 | ||
| Daily smoker | 40.2 (36.09, 44.47) | 0.72 (0.57, 0.90) | |
| Nondaily smoker (1–29 days/month) | 48.44 (44.43, 52.47) | Reference | |
| Cigarettes per day | .0003 | ||
| 1–5 | 50.21 (45.28, 55.14) | Reference | |
| 6–15 | 40.86 (36.34, 45.54) | 0.69 (0.52, 0.90) | |
| ≥16 | 34.43 (28.32, 41.09) | 0.52 (0.37, 0.74) | |
| Cigarette dependence (Time to first cigarette) | .8700 | ||
| <30 min | 43.53 (39.19, 47.97) | 1.02 (0.77, 1.37) | |
| >30 min | 42.95 (37.88, 48.16) | Reference | |
| Past-30-day cannabis use | .9900 | ||
| Yes | 43.34 (38.80, 48.0) | 1.00 (0.77, 1.29) | |
| No | 43.38 (39.36, 47.48) | Reference | |
| Past-30-day alcohol use | <.0001 | ||
| Yes | 48.30 (44.8, 51.82) | 1.63 (1.35, 1.97) | |
| No | 36.43 (32.44, 40.62) | Reference | |
| Past-30-day cigar use | .0345 | ||
| Yes | 53.94 (43.51, 64.03) | 1.62 (1.03, 2.54) | |
| No | 41.94 (38.61, 45.34) | Reference |
NH = non-Hispanic; SPD = serious psychological distress; MDE = major depressive episode; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; NSDUH = National Survey on Drug Use and Health.