Table 5.
Beliefs about "lights" among "lights" and regular cigarette smokers
| Variable |
"Lights" smokers (n = 247) (column %) |
Regular smokers (n = 910) (column %) |
Adjusted OR# for beliefs by "lights" smokers (95% CI) (where referent group is those not agreeing) |
| Agree that "lights" make it easier to quit smoking* | 25.4 | 21.4 | 1.28 (0.83 – 1.98) |
| Agree that "lights" are less harmful than regular cigarettes* | 41.8 | 25.6 | 2.23 (1.48 – 3.36) |
| Agree that smokers of "lights" take in less tar than smokers of regular cigarettes* | 42.8 | 35.4 | 1.49 (1.00 – 2.21) |
| Holding at least one of the above 3 beliefs that "lights" confer health benefits (referent group = those holding none of the above 3 beliefs) | 60.4 | 45.0 | 2.01 (1.35 – 2.99) |
| Agree** that "lights" are smoother on the throat and chest than regular cigarettes* | 64.8 | 51.0 | 1.78 (0.63 – 5.01) |
| The way a smoker puffs on a cigarette can affect the amount of tar and nicotine a smoker takes in (% true) | 58.6 | 64.5 | 0.74 (0.51 – 1.09) |
| The way a smoker holds a cigarette can affect the amount of tar and nicotine a smoker takes in (% true) | 24.2 | 29.7 | 0.78 (0.52 – 1.17) |
* Agree = answered "agree" or "strongly agree" to interview question.
** This question was included only in the first quarter of the Wave 1 survey and subsequently removed to reduce the length of the questionnaire.
# Adjusted by age and sex.