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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 11.
Published in final edited form as: Tob Regul Sci. 2016 Jul 1;2(3):239–251. doi: 10.18001/TRS.2.3.4

Table 5.

Adjusted Mean Ratings of the Importance of Reasons for Using Little Cigars and Cigarillos among Current Users

Sex Race Age Cigarette Smoking Status
Male
(95% CI)
(a)		 Female
(95% CI)
(b)		 White, NH
(95% CI)
(a)		 Black, NH
(95% CI)
(b)		 Other
(95% CI)
(c)		 18–34
(95% CI)
(a)		 35+
(95% CI)
(b)		 Never
(95% CI)
(a)		 Former
(95% CI)
(b)		 Current
(95% CI)
(c)
“More affordable than cigarettes.” 1.51
(1.12, 1.90)		 1.44
(0.93, 1.95)		 1.63
(1.28, 1.99)		 1.70
(1.03, 2.38)		 1.09
(0.48, 1.70)		 1.43
(0.99, 1.87)		 1.52
(1.06, 1.98)		 0.91c **
(0.33, 1.50)		 1.48
(0.84, 2.12)		 2.03
(1.64, 2.43)
“Less harmful than cigarettes.” 1.28
(0.91, 1.65)		 1.40
(0.92, 1.88)		 1.64
(1.32, 1.97)		 1.31
(0.67, 1.95)		 1.07
(0.51, 1.62)		 1.53
(1.04, 2.03)		 1.15
(0.75, 1.54)		 1.13
(0.47, 1.79)		 1.34
(0.67, 2.01)		 1.55
(1.24, 1.86)
“Could help me quit smoking cigarettes.” 0.83
(0.55, 1.11)		 0.80
(0.41, 1.19)		 1.01
(0.69, 1.32)		 0.80
(0.33, 1.27)		 0.63
(0.21, 1.05)		 0.97
(0.62, 1.32)		 0.65
(0.34, 0.97)		 0.22c ***
(−.20, 0.65)		 0.76c *
(0.32, 1.20)		 1.46
(1.14, 1.78)
“More acceptable than cigarettes.” 1.02
(0.66, 1.38)		 0.95
(0.44, 1.45)		 1.13
(0.79, 1.47)		 0.89
(0.30, 1.49)		 0.93
(0.32, 1.55)		 1.23
(0.81, 1.65)		 0.74
(0.30, 1.18)		 0.60c *
(0.01, 1.18)		 1.01
(0.42, 1.61)		 1.34
(0.98, 1.71)
“Enjoy the smell of LCCs.” 1.70
(1.29, 2.11)		 1.48
(0.91, 2.04)		 1.86
(1.49, 2.23)		 1.58
(0.90, 2.25)		 1.33
(0.64, 2.01)		 1.71
(1.20, 2.23)		 1.46
(1.01, 1.91)		 1.33
(0.62, 2.04)		 1.65
(0.93, 2.38)		 1.78
(1.42, 2.14)
“Have a longer burn time than cigarettes.” 1.57
(1.13, 2.00)		 1.19
(0.71, 1.68)		 1.78c *
(1.45, 2.11)		 1.34
(0.57, 2.12)		 1.02
(0.47, 1.56)		 1.60
(1.13, 2.08)		 1.15
(0.70, 1.61)		 0.89c **
(0.17, 1.61)		 1.30
(0.64, 1.97)		 1.95
(1.62, 2.28)
“Come in flavors I like.” 1.90
(1.55, 2.24)		 1.73
(1.16, 2.30)		 1.84
(1.46, 2.21)		 1.79
(1.17, 2.42)		 1.81
(1.21, 2.42)		 2.17b *
(1.73, 2.62)		 1.46
(0.99, 1.92)		 1.63
(1.06, 2.19)		 1.86
(1.13, 2.58)		 1.96
(1.60, 2.31)
“Help me feel relaxed.” 1.61
(1.23, 1.98)		 1.21
(0.72, 1.70)		 1.96c **
(1.61, 2.31)		 1.33
(0.70, 1.95)		 0.94
(0.39, 1.49)		 1.60
(1.14, 2.06)		 1.22
(0.82, 1.62)		 1.12
(0.43, 1.82)		 1.58
(0.96, 2.19)		 1.52
(1.23, 1.82)
“Give me a good buzz.” 1.07
(0.71, 1.43)		 1.03
(0.53, 1.54)		 1.27
(0.90, 1.63)		 1.14
(0.46, 1.81)		 0.74
(0.26, 1.23)		 1.28
(0.82, 1.73)		 0.82
(0.40, 1.24)		 0.91
(0.23, 1.59)		 0.83
(0.26, 1.41)		 1.40
(1.07, 1.73)
“Buy them because of promotions I see on store windows or inside stores than sell them.” 0.66
(0.41, 0.92)		 1.12
(0.72, 1.53)		 1.05
(0.77, 1.32)		 1.04
(0.54, 1.54)		 0.60
(0.19, 1.00)		 0.83
(0.52, 1.14)		 0.96
(0.61, 1.30)		 0.73c *
(0.27, 1.20)		 0.52c ***
(0.18, 0.85)		 1.43
(1.12, 1.74)
“To satisfy my curiosity.” 0.88
(0.60, 1.16)		 0.84
(0.44, 1.24)		 0.99
(0.70, 1.27)		 0.89
(0.40, 1.38)		 0.70
(0.26, 1.15)		 1.17b **
(0.82, 1.53)		 0.55
(0.21, 0.88)		 0.61c *
(0.10, 1.11)		 0.73c *
(0.28, 1.17)		 1.25
(0.95, 1.54)
*

p < .05,

**

p < .01,

***

p < .001

Note.

All variables adjusted for each of the characteristics shown in the table: sex, race, age, and cigarette smoking status.

Superscript letters denote statistical significance between columns within rows. Columns are labeled (a), (b), or (c). CI = confidence interval. NH = non-Hispanic.