Table 2.
Perceived Risk of LCCs by Smoking Status Among US Current Cigarette Smokers
| Risk Perceptions | Overall (N = 1191) | Group 1: Dual smokers (n = 584) | Group 2: LCC-susceptible cigarette smokers (n = 117) | Group 3: Non-LCC-susceptible cigarette smokers (n = 490) | Group 1 vs. Group 3 | Group 2 vs. Group 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | Adjusted RRR (95% CI) | Adjusted RRR (95% CI) | |
| Become addicted to LCCs? | ||||||
| No | 4.6 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 2.8 | Ref. | Ref. |
| Yes | 73.1 | 76.2 | 52.1 | 76.1 | 1.720 (0.739–4.003) | 2.448 (0.818–7.325) |
| I don’t know | 22.3 | 18.3 | 40.7 | 21.1 | 1.048 (0.670–1.639) | 2.829** (1.571–5.094) |
| Harmfulness of LCC smoking compared to cigarettes | ||||||
| Less harmful | 3.1 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | Ref. | Ref. |
| About the same | 58.6 | 58.0 | 55.4 | 60.3 | 1.745 (0.680–4.476) | 0.851 (0.198–3.658) |
| More harmful | 13.9 | 16.9 | 8.2 | 12.1 | 1.533 (0.968–2.426) | 0.814 (0.371–1.783) |
| I don’t know | 24.4 | 20.8 | 33.6 | 25.9 | 1.318 (0.814–2.133) | 0.956 (0.451–2.027) |
| Harmfulness of smoking LCCs daily | ||||||
| Very risky | 42.4 | 42.6 | 26.8 | 46.9 | Ref | Ref |
| Somewhat risky | 26.0 | 32.4 | 22.9 | 19.4 | 1.614* (1.083–2.405) | 1.875 (0.880–3.994) |
| A little risky | 8.6 | 8.3 | 18.3 | 6.1 | 0.915 (0.451–1.856) | 3.136* (1.123–8.759) |
| Not at all risky | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.816 (0.105–6.296) | 2.495 (0.265–23.457) |
| I don’t know | 22.3 | 15.9 | 30.8 | 27.2 | 0.426* (0.211–0.857) | 1.349 (0.488–3.727) |
| Harmfulness of smoking LCCs occasionally | ||||||
| Very risky | 22.1 | 19.7 | 16.4 | 26.8 | Ref | Ref |
| Somewhat risky | 29.3 | 31.4 | 25.7 | 28.0 | 1.339 (0.861–2.082) | 1.182 (0.521–2.680) |
| A little risky | 20.3 | 24.6 | 18.4 | 15.8 | 1.710* (1.019–2.870) | 1.059 (0.420–2.670) |
| Not at all risky | 4.7 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 2.277 (0.957–5.414) | 2.324 (0.631–8.550) |
| I don’t know | 23.6 | 18.8 | 31.8 | 26.6 | 1.681 (0.801–3.524) | 0.839 (0.292–2.408) |
CI = confidence interval; LCC = little cigar and cigarillo; RRR = Relative risk ratio. All % are column%. Multinomial logistic regression models in this table were conducted with all variables shown and controlled for sociodemographic factors.
*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.