TABLE 1—
Smoker Characteristics by Cigarette Category: National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2009
| Lighta |
Full Flavora |
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| Characteristic | Sample Frequency, No. | Population Estimate (95% CI) | Sample Frequency, No. | Population Estimate (95% CI) | χ2 (P) |
| Total sample | 5319 | 52.7 (51.1, 54.3) | 6641 | 47.3 (45.6, 48.9) | |
| Gender | 130.82 (<.001)b | ||||
| Male | 2391 | 47.9 (45.6, 50.2) | 3684 | 52.1 (49.8, 53.4) | |
| Female | 2928 | 58.1 (55.9, 60.3) | 2957 | 41.9 (39.7, 44.2) | |
| Age category, y | 303.96 (<.001)b | ||||
| 12–17 | 599 | 38.1 (34.9, 41.5) | 1044 | 61.9 (58.5, 65.1) | |
| 18–25 | 2092 | 41.3 (39.5, 43.1) | 3358 | 58.7 (56.9, 60.5) | |
| 26–34 | 956 | 54.6 (51.4, 57.6) | 840 | 45.5 (42.4, 48.6) | |
| ≥ 35 | 1125 | 55.7 (52.9, 58.4) | 972 | 44.3 (41.6, 47.1) | |
| Race | 183.17 (<.001)b | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 4034 | 58.1 (56.2, 59.8) | 4275 | 42.0 (40.2, 43.8) | |
| Non-White | 1285 | 38.7 (35.6, 41.9) | 2366 | 61.4 (58.2, 64.5) | |
| Family income, $ | 428.97 (<.001)b | ||||
| < 20 000 | 1173 | 39.0 (36.0, 42.0) | 2170 | 61.0 (58.0, 64.0) | |
| 20 000–49 999 | 2051 | 51.9 (49.3, 54.5) | 2566 | 48.1 (45.5, 50.7) | |
| 50 000–74 999 | 851 | 55.4 (51.4, 59.4) | 899 | 44.6 (40.6, 48.6) | |
| ≥ 75 000 | 1244 | 66.7 (63.2, 69.9) | 1006 | 33.4 (30.1, 36.8) | |
| Menthol statusa | 539.73 (<.001)b | ||||
| Menthol | 1502 | 37.0 (34.6, 39.6) | 3269 | 63.0 (60.4, 65.5) | |
| Nonmenthol | 3788 | 60.4 (58.5, 62.4) | 3359 | 39.6 (37.6, 41.5) | |
| Smoking frequency | 126.91 (<.001)b | ||||
| Daily smoker | 2850 | 50.2 (48.2, 52.3) | 4225 | 49.8 (47.7, 51.8) | |
| < daily smoker | 2428 | 57.9 (55.4, 60.5) | 2355 | 42.1 (39.5, 44.7) | |
Note. CI = confidence interval.
a
Reported most frequently used cigarette type in the past 30 d.
b
Indicates a difference in proportion at α = .05.