Table 1.

Crosstabulations between health warning label (HWL) responses and purchase behavior for cigarettes and bidis among Indian adults who smoke.

Measure			Cigarette users, n (%)				Bidi users, n (%)
			Pack		Loose		Bundle		Loose
In the last 30 days, how often have you noticed HWLs on cigarette or bidi packages?
	Never/don’t know	18/162 (11.1)		75/465 (16.2)		34/465 (7.3)		5/46 (10.9)
	Once in a while	17/162 (10.5)		105/465 (22.6)		67/465 (14.4)		11/46 (23.9)
	Often	85/162 (52.5)		229/465 (49.2)		268/465 (57.6)		24/46 (52.1)
	Whenever I smoke cigarettes and bidis	42/162 (25.9)		56/465 (12)		96/465 (20.6)		6/46 (13)
In the last 30 days, how often have you read and looked closely at HWLs on cigarette or bidi packages?
	Never/don’t know	47/144 (32.6)		135/390 (34.6)		186/430 (43.3)		8/41 (19.5)
	Rarely	49/144 (34)		127/390 (32.6)		89/430 (20.7)		14/41 (34.1)
	Regularly and often and once in a while	48/144 (33.3)		128/390 (32.8)		155/430 (36)		19/41 (46.3)
In the last 30 days, have the HWLs stopped you from having a cigarette or bidi when you were about to have one?
	Never/don’t know	130/162 (80.2)		380/464 (81.9)		345/465 (74.2)		29/46 (63)
	A couple of times	19/162 (11.7)		56/464 (12.1)		50/465 (10.8)		11/46 (23.9)
	Many times and once in a while	13/162 (8)		28/464 (6)		70/465 (15.1)		6/46 (13)
To what extent does the HWL make you more likely to think about the health risks of smoking?
	Not at all/don’t know	83/162 (51.2)		196/458 (42.8)		184/458 (40.2)		8/46 (17.4)
	A little	60/162 (37)		191/458 (41.7)		209/458 (45.6)		24/46 (52.2)
	A lot	19/162 (11.7)		71/458 (15.5)		65/458 (14.2)		14/46 (30.4)
To what extent does the HWL make you more likely to quit smoking?
	Not at all/don’t know	96/161 (59.6)		226/459 (49.2)		218/456 (47.8)		13/46 (28.3)
	A little	51/161 (31.7)		153/459 (33.3)		172/456 (37.7)		20/46 (43.5)
	A lot	14/161 (8.7)		80/459 (17.4)		66/456 (14.5)		13/46 (28.3)