Table 3.
Selected features of three non-filtered,70 mm, non-menthol cigarette brands, 1960–1990
| Cigarette brand | Product features | Year of assessment | 1960–1990 AAPC % (95% CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1965 | 1970† | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | |||
| Camel | Weight of tobacco (g) | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.77 | -0.7 (-0.9 – -0.5)* |
| Stick length (mm) | 70.0 | 70.1 | 70.1 | 69.6 | 69.1 | 68.9 | 69.1 | -0.1 (-0.1 – 0.0) | |
| Stick circumference (mm) | 25.3 | 25.5 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 25.0 | -0.1 (-0.1 – -0.0)* | |
| Reconstituted tobacco (%) | NP | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | -0.1 (-0.1 – -0.0)* | |
| Expanded tobacco (%) | NP | NP | NP | 9.0 | 13.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 4.1 (-1.0 – 9.5) | |
| Total alkaloids (%) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.0 (0.7 – 1.3)* | |
| TPM (mg/cigarette) | 28.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | -1.0 (-2.5 – 0.5) | |
| Nicotine (mg/cigarette) | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -0.2 (-0.8 – 0.4) | |
| Sales (billion cigarettes) | 66.3 | 50.1 | 28.9 | 21.1 | 14.1 | 10.4 | 6.3 | -7.5 (-8.0 – -7.0)* | |
| Lucky Strike | Weight of tobacco (g) | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.85 | 0.89 | -0.4 (-0.6 – -0.3)* |
| Stick length (mm) | 70.0 | 70.2 | 69.9 | 69.8 | 69.8 | 68.8 | 69.2 | -0.1 (-0.1 – -0.0)* | |
| Stick circumference (mm) | 25.6 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 25.0 | -0.1 (-0.1 – -0.0)* | |
| Reconstituted tobacco (%) | NP | 7.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 20.0 | -0.1 (-0.1 – -0.0)* | |
| Expanded tobacco (%) | NP | NP | NP | 3.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.4 (1.3 – 18.3)* | |
| Total alkaloids (%) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 (0.8 – 1.1)* | |
| TPM (mg/cigarette) | 31.0 | 20.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 24.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | -0.4 (-1.7 – 0.8) | |
| Nicotine (mg/cigarette) | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 (-1.0 – 1.7) | |
| Sales (billion cigarettes) | 42.1 | 27.0 | 15.2 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 2.1 | -9.5 (-10.2 – -8.8)* | |
| Philip Morris | Weight of tobacco (g) | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.81 | NP | -0.8 (-1.0 – -0.6)* |
| Stick length (mm) | 70.0 | 70.3 | 69.6 | 69.8 | 69.9 | 70.0 | NP | -0.0 (-0.1 – 0.0) | |
| Stick circumference (mm) | 25.4 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 24.8 | 24.7 | 24.8 | NP | -0.1 (-0.2 – -0.0)* | |
| Reconstituted tobacco (%) | NP | 12.0 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 19.0 | 17.0 | NP | -0.1 (-0.2 – -0.0)* | |
| Expanded tobacco (%) | NP | NP | NP | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | NP | 14.1 (5.9 – 23.1)* | |
| Total alkaloids (%) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | NP | 0.2 (-1.3 – 1.7) | |
| TPM (mg/cigarette) | 30.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | NP | -1.1 (-2.6 – 0.4) | |
| Nicotine (mg/cigarette) | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | NP | -0.4 (-1.7 – 1.0) | |
| Sales (billion cigarettes) | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | NP | -14.7 (-17.8 – -11.6)* | |
†
From 1970–1990, tar and nicotine values are based on FTC measured levels. AAPC: average annual percent change.
*
Indicates that the AAPC is significantly different from zero at the alpha = 0.05 level. TPM: total particulate matter. NP: not reported