TABLE 2—
Point Estimates, Unadjusted Odds Ratios, and Adjusted Odds Ratios of Support for a Menthol Ban Among US Adults and Menthol Cigarette Smokers: KnowledgePanel, 2010
| Total population (n = 2649) |
Menthol smokers only (n = 465) |
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| Variable | Support, Weighted % (95% CI) or Mean (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | Support, Weighted % (95% CI) or Mean (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male (Ref) | 20.6 (17.5, 24.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 13.6 (8.2, 21.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 25.7 (21.8, 30.1) | 1.38** (1.09, 1.75) | 1.32* (1.04, 1.68) | 12.1 (7.3, 19.5) | 0.83 (0.51, 1.36) | 0.80 (0.47, 1.38) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic (Ref) | 20.3 (17.6, 23.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 7.8 (4.7, 12.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| African American, non-Hispanic | 29.0 (19.9, 40.1) | 1.80** (1.24, 2.60) | 1.95** (1.34, 2.85) | 12.2 (6.0, 23.1) | 2.96** (1.72, 5.13) | 2.10* (1.17, 3.78) |
| Hispanic | 36.4 (27.1, 46.9) | 1.85** (1.17, 2.94) | 2.11** (1.33, 3.34) | 18.1 (7.6, 37.2) | 3.85** (1.93, 7.70) | 4.10** (1.78, 9.45) |
| Other | 18.8 (10.4, 31.8) | 1.18 (0.77, 1.82) | 1.18 (0.75, 1.86) | 31.9 (13.8, 57.9) | 3.68* (1.00, 13.58) | 4.47* (1.08, 18.52) |
| Age, y | 45.8 (43.3, 48.2) | 1.00 (0.99, 1.01) | 1.01 (1.00, 1.01) | 42.5 (38.1, 46.9) | 1.00 (0.98, 1.02) | 1.01 (0.99, 1.03) |
| Education | ||||||
| College (Ref) | 21.6 (16.9, 27.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 11.3 (4.1, 27.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Some college | 20.2 (16.1, 25.0) | 1.00 (0.74, 1.35) | 1.17 (0.85, 1.61) | 15.0 (9.1, 23.8) | 1.56 (0.72, 3.36) | 1.90 (0.76, 4.75) |
| High school diploma/GED | 25.2 (20.4, 30.8) | 1.23 (0.90, 1.69) | 1.32 (0.94, 1.85) | 5.6 (2.4, 12.6) | 0.95 (0.44, 2.08) | 1.27 (0.52, 3.10) |
| < high school | 28.8 (20.5, 38.8) | 1.35 (0.88, 2.09) | 1.72* (1.12, 2.63) | 19.4 (9.8, 34.7) | 1.96 (0.80, 4.84) | 1.48 (0.55, 3.99) |
| Political ideologya | 6.5 (6.2, 6.9) | 0.97 (0.92, 1.03) | 0.96 (0.91, 1.01) | 6.6 (5.6, 7.5) | 1.14* (1.01, 1.29) | 1.15* (1.01, 1.31) |
| Health status | ||||||
| Good (Ref) | 24.6 (21.4, 28.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 10.3 (6.4, 16.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Fair | 18.7 (14.0, 24.6) | 0.83 (0.64, 1.07) | 0.83 (0.63, 1.10) | 15.3 (8.3, 26.4) | 1.22 (0.70, 2.13) | … |
| Poor | 18.1 (10.7, 29.0) | 0.88 (0.60, 1.29) | 1.03 (0.67, 1.56) | 22.9 (7.2, 53.1) | 1.63 (0.53, 5.02) | … |
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Never | 26.8 (22.5, 31.7) | 4.53** (3.20, 6.41) | 6.40** (4.47, 9.15) | … | … | … |
| Former | 23.0 (18.7, 27.8) | 3.44** (2.41, 4.91) | 4.71** (3.20, 6.92) | … | … | … |
| Current, nonmenthol | 16.2 (12.9, 20.1) | 2.09** (1.49, 2.92) | 2.65** (1.84, 3.80) | … | … | … |
| Current, menthol (Ref) | 12.8 (8.9, 18.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | … | … | … |
| Current, total | 14.9 (12.3, 17.9) | … | … | … | … | … |
| Intention to quit | ||||||
| Not interested (Ref) | … | … | … | 6.4 (2.4, 16.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Next 6 mo | … | … | … | 10.0 (5.6, 17.0) | 2.16* (1.16, 4.02) | 1.94 (0.98, 3.86) |
| Next 30 d | … | … | … | 27.7 (16.7, 42.4) | 5.28** (2.38, 11.70) | 4.67** (1.90, 11.51) |
| Quit attempts in past 3 mo | ||||||
| None (Ref) | … | … | … | 11.0 (6.7, 17.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ≥ 1 | … | … | … | 15.5 (34.6, 54.4) | 1.54 (0.94, 2.55) | 0.99 (0.54, 1.81) |
| Time to first cigarette of day, min | ||||||
| ≤ 5 | … | … | … | 12.7 (5.5, 26.8) | 0.73 (0.37, 1.44) | … |
| ≥ 6 (Ref) | … | … | … | 12.9 (8.7, 18.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Menthol harm perceptionb | ||||||
| Less | … | … | … | 18.1 (6.6, 40.9) | 0.46 (0.13, 1.62) | … |
| Same (Ref) | … | … | … | 9.3 (3.9, 20.6) | 1.00 | … |
| More | … | … | … | 20.2 (12.1, 31.9) | 1.81 (0.97, 3.39) | … |
Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; GED = general equivalency diploma; OR = odds ratio. Ellipses indicate data not applicable. Data were collected in June 2010. Values were obtained from an ordered logistic regression, with the dependent variable coded as 0 (“disagree”), 1 (“neither agree nor disagree”), or 2 (“agree”). The ORs were obtained from simple ordered logistic regressions. All covariates listed were included in the adjusted analyses. The ORs can be interpreted as the change in odds when moving from a lower to a higher response category. Age is presented as weighted mean; all other variables are presented as weighted point estimates.
On a scale of 0–10, 0 = very liberal; 10 = very conservative.
Compared with regular cigarettes.
*P ≤ .05; **P < .01.