Table 5.
Correlates of beliefs that menthol cigarettes are less harmful
| Believing menthols are less harmful |
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| Malaysia |
Thailand |
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| N[1317 |
N[1260 |
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| Correlates | Beta | t | p Value | Beta | t | p Value |
| Age (years) | −0.00 | −1.23 | 0.237 | 0.00 | 3.24 | 0.003 |
| Sex (female vs male) | 0.09 | 2.28 | 0.037 | −0.03 | −0.39 | 0.702 |
| Selangor/Bangkok (vs other) | −0.02 | −0.51 | 0.614 | L0.13 | L3.10 | 0.004 |
| Education | −0.03 | −1.01 | 0.327 | L0.08 | L4.56 | <0.001 |
| Menthol cig use | ||||||
| Current vs never | 0.28 | 5.47 | <0.001 | −0.01 | −0.18 | 0.862 |
| Past vs never | 0.01 | 0.23 | 0.819 | −0.01 | −0.18 | 0.856 |
| Believing menthol is smoother | 0.11 | 3.73 | 0.002 | 0.19 | 11.18 | <0.001 |
| R2 | 0.21 | 0.26 | ||||
Numbers in bold are statistically significant.