Table 3.
Participant motives and bivariate analyses examining differences between those who ever versus never used nicotine pouches, among young adults, US, 2022 (N=942)
| Motives for nicotine pouch use | All | Ever use of nicotine pouches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p | |
| Total | 942 (100) | 850 (90.2) | 92 (9.8) | |
| Help quit combusted tobacco (e.g. cigarettes, cigars) | 158 (16.8) | 140 (16.5) | 18 (19.6) | 0.450 |
| They do not cause me to smell like smoke/tobacco | 145 (15.4) | 121 (14.2) | 24 (26.1) | 0.003 |
| Curious about the ‘buzz’ | 123 (13.1) | 97 (11.4) | 26 (28.3) | <0.001 |
| Help quit other tobacco products (e.g. e-cigarettes) | 111 (11.8) | 95 (11.2) | 16 (17.4) | 0.079 |
| A friend offered them to me | 104 (11.0) | 73 (8.6) | 31 (33.7) | <0.001 |
| Using them is discreet (easy to hide) | 100 (10.6) | 73 (8.6) | 27 (29.3) | <0.001 |
| Help reduce combusted tobacco (e.g. cigarettes, cigars) | 89 (9.4) | 77 (9.1) | 12 (13.0) | 0.215 |
| Less harmful to my health than other tobacco products | 86 (9.1) | 72 (8.5) | 14 (15.2) | 0.033 |
| Less harmful than cigarettes to others’ health | 84 (8.9) | 71 (8.4) | 13 (14.1) | 0.065 |
| Curious about the flavors | 84 (8.9) | 60 (7.1) | 24 (26.1) | <0.001 |
| Can use them where other tobacco products are not allowed | 80 (8.5) | 56 (6.6) | 24 (26.1) | <0.001 |
| Help reduce other tobacco products (e.g. e-cigarettes) | 68 (7.2) | 56 (6.6) | 12 (13.0) | 0.230 |
| Easy to use | 59 (6.3) | 36 (4.2) | 23 (25.0) | <0.001 |
| More acceptable to non-tobacco users | 43 (4.6) | 31 (3.6) | 12 (13.0) | <0.001 |
| Less addictive than other tobacco products | 31 (3.3) | 24 (2.8) | 7 (7.6) | 0.150 |
| None of the above | 529 (56.2) | 520 (61.2) | 9 (9.8) | <0.001 |