Table 1.
Definitions for Initial Baseline Probabilities in the Markov Models
| Tobacco Use States | Definition |
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| Non-current use | Individuals met criteria (1) or (2): 1) never use, which included never used a tobacco product OR smoked no tobacco products in their lifetime (including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, little cigars, e-cigarettes, and hookah) 2) non-current use, which included tried a tobacco or nicotine product only once OR never used a tobacco or nicotine product monthly AND had used neither cigarettes nor e-cigarettes in the past 30 days. |
| Cigarette use | Individuals used cigarettes during the past 30 days at the current wave. |
| Dual cigarette and e-cigarette use | Individuals used cigarettes and e-cigarettes during past 30 days at the current wave. |
| E-cigarette use | Individuals used e-cigarettes during the past 30 days at current wave. |
| Former use | Individuals reported no past 30-day use of either product at the current wave but reported past 30-day use of either product at a prior wave. |