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. 2012 Dec 13;15(7):1259–1264. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nts265

Table 3.

Response to Product on the Product Evaluation Scale During Sampling Period and Choice of Product at the End of Sampling Period

Subjective response Choice of product at the end of sampling period (N) Subjective response score when sampling products (least square mean [SE]) Hypothesis testinga
General Snus Camel Snus Marlboro Snus Stonewall Ariva p value
Satisfaction Camel Snus (N = 27) 1.98 (0.29) 4.75 (0.28) 4.09 (0.29) 3.30 (0.30) 3.68 (0.30) <.0001
Marlboro Snus (N = 23) 1.82 (0.32) 3.85 (0.33) 4.09 (0.32) 2.85 (0.31) 2.88 (0.31) <.0001
Stonewall (N = 24) 1.68 (0.29) 2.82 (0.30) 3.53 (0.29) 3.96 (0.29) 3.59 (0.30) <.0001
Ariva (N = 24) 1.42 (0.34) 2.84 (0.36) 2.44 (0.33) 2.95 (0.36) 3.43 (0.34) .0010
Psychological reward Camel Snus (N = 27) 2.51 (0.20) 3.21(0.20) 2.75 (0.20) 2.53 (0.20) 2.53 (0.20) <.0001
Marlboro Snus (N = 23) 2.17 (0.22) 2.47 (0.21) 2.53 (0.21) 2.10 (0.21) 2.33 (0.21) .0934
Stonewall (N = 24) 2.28 (0.21) 2.47 (0.21) 2.67 (0.21) 2.96 (0.21) 2.66(0.22) .0043
Ariva (N = 24) 1.82 (0.21) 2.08 (0.21) 1.90 (0.21) 2.12 (0.21) 2.20 (0.021) .1470
Aversion Camel Snus (N = 27) 2.38 (0.21) 1.44 (0.20) 1.49 (0.20) 1.77 (0.21) 1.79 (0.21) .0231
Marlboro Snus (N = 23) 2.33 (0.22) 1.97 (0.22) 1.57 (0.22) 2.02 (0.22) 1.54 (0.22) .0482
Stonewall (N = 24) 3.04 (0.22) 2.42 (0.22) 1.86 (0.22) 1.77 (0.21) 1.66 (0.22) .0155
Ariva (N = 24) 3.19 (0.22) 1.97 (0.21) 1.92 (0.21) 1.87 (0.22) 1.60 (0.21) .0012
Relief Camel Snus (N = 27) 3.58 (0.25) 4.56 (0.24) 3.88 (0.24) 3.44 (0.25) 3.35 (0.25) <.0001
Marlboro Snus (N = 23) 3.36 (0.27) 3.66 (0.26) 3.98 (0.26) 3.10 (0.26) 3.10 (0.26) .0024
Stonewall (N = 24) 3.34 (0.26) 3.27 (0.26) 3.71 (0.26) 4.33 (0.26) 3.53 (0.26) <.0001
Ariva (N = 24) 3.12 (0.26) 3.64 (0.26) 3.26 (0.26) 3.58 (0.26) 3.82 (0.26) .0572
Easy to use Camel Snus (N = 27) 5.30 (0.33) 6.04 (0.33) 5.93 (0.33) 5.48 (0.33) 5.78 (0.33) .1552
Marlboro Snus (N = 23) 4.80 (0.36) 5.48 (0.35) 5.30 (0.35) 5.48 (0.35) 5.57 (0.35) .9368
Stonewall (N = 24) 5.06 (0.35) 6.04 (0.35) 5.63 (0.35) 6.38 (0.35) 6.33 (0.35) .0494
Ariva (N = 24) 3.96 (0.35) 5.25 (0.35) 5.08 (0.35) 5.82 (0.35) 5.88 (0.35) .0063
Comfortable using Camel Snus (N = 27) 4.58 (0.39) 5.44 (0.39) 5.26 (0.39) 5.30 (0.39) 5.22 (0.39) .3151
Marlboro Snus (N = 23) 3.78 (0.43) 4.83 (0.42) 5.09 (0.42) 5.74 (0.42) 5.39 (0.42) .6883
Stonewall (N = 24) 3.77 (0.42) 4.63 (0.41) 4.46 (0.41) 5.67 (0.41) 5.54 (0.41) .0043
Ariva (N = 24) 3.37 (0.42) 4.50 (0.41) 4.11 (0.42) 5.88 (0.42) 5.58 (0.41) .0029
Concerned about dependence Camel Snus (N = 27) 1.60 (0.26) 2.33 (0.26) 2.07 (0.26) 1.39 (0.26) 1.78 (0.26) .0032
Marlboro Snus (N = 23) 1.43 (0.28) 1.96 (0.28) 1.74 (0.28) 1.36 (0.28) 1.43 (0.28) .3935
Stonewall (N = 24) 1.33 (0.28) 1.63 (0.27) 1.67 (0.27) 2.17 (0.27) 1.71 (0.27) .0089
Ariva (N = 24) 1.67 (0.27) 2.13 (0.27) 1.96 (0.27) 2.16 (0.28) 2.21 (0.27) .3002

Note. aHypothesis: the product chosen at the end of sampling period for subsequent intervention scored better than the average of the scores of the other four products on Product Evaluation Scale when those products were sampled during sampling period.