TABLE 1—
Characteristics of Young Adult Participants in Focus Group Discussions of Snus, Dissolvable Tobacco Products, and Electronic Cigarettes: Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN, 2010
Men, Range or No. (%) (n = 26) | Women, Range or No. (%) (n = 40) | Total, Range or No. (%) (n = 66) | |
Demographic characteristics | |||
Age, y | 19–26 | 18–26 | 18–26 |
Education | |||
4-y college student or graduate | 13 (50) | 18 (45) | 31 (47) |
≤ 2-y college student or graduate | 13 (50) | 22 (55) | 35 (53) |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Asian | 8 (31) | 11 (28) | 19 (29) |
African American | 2 (8) | 2 (5) | 4 (6) |
White | 15 (58) | 22 (55) | 37 (56) |
Other | 1 (3) | 5 (12) | 6 (9) |
Used tobacco in the past 30 d | |||
Any tobacco products | |||
Yes | 21 (81) | 25 (63) | 46 (70) |
No | 5 (19) | 15 (37) | 20 (30) |
Cigarettes | |||
Yes | 21 (81) | 25 (63) | 46 (70) |
No | 5 (19) | 15 (37) | 20 (30) |
Other combustible products (e.g., cigars, hookah) | |||
Yes | 6 (23) | 4 (10) | 10 (15) |
No | 20 (77) | 36 (90) | 56 (85) |
Smokeless tobacco products | |||
Yes | 2 (8) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) |
No | 24 (92) | 40 (100) | 64 (97) |