TABLE 3.
Characteristic | Male-Female Gap in Smokeless Tobacco Use Explained by Gender Difference in Observed Characteristics, % (95% CI) | P |
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Use of cigarette or smokeless tobacco by ≥1 close friend | 19.11 (15.39–22.84) | <.001 |
Use of cigarette or smokeless tobacco by ≥1 household member | 1.92 (0.0–4.09) | .081 |
Exposure and receptivity to tobacco advertisements | 10.72 (7.05–14.38) | <.001 |
Current use of any combustible tobacco productsa | 16.89 (12.93–20.85) | <.001 |
Perception that all tobacco products are harmful | 6.50 (4.01–8.99) | <.001 |
Sociodemographic characteristicsb | 2.00 (0.73–3.24) | .002 |
All data were weighted to account for the complex survey design.
Current use of any combustible tobacco product was defined as use of at least 1 of the following tobacco products on ≥1 days during the past 30 days: cigarettes (including flavored cigarettes and roll-your-own cigarettes), cigars (including clove cigars and flavored little cigars), bidis, kreteks, pipes, and waterpipes/hookahs.
Sociodemographic characteristics assessed included age and race/ethnicity.