Table 3.
Predictors of Intention to Continue to Smoke LCCs in the Future Among US Dual Current Cigarette Smokers and Ever LCC Users (n = 584)
| Risk perception | “Will smoke LCC again” vs. “Won’t smoke LCC again” | “I don’t know” vs. “Won’t smoke LCC again” |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted RRR (95% CI) | Adjusted RRR (95% CI) | |
| Become addicted to LCC? | ||
| Yes | Ref. | Ref. |
| No | 4.831 (1.148–20.34)* | 2.662 (0.652–10.86) |
| I don’t know | 1.662 (0.795–3.475) | 0.910 (0.415–1.993) |
| Harmfulness of LCC smoking compared to cigarette smoking | ||
| About the same level of harm | Ref. | Ref. |
| Less harmful | 1.000 (0.313–3.199) | 0.267 (0.0716–0.994)* |
| More harmful | 0.875 (0.395–1.937) | 0.431 (0.191–0.974)* |
| I don’t know | 0.479 (0.208–1.102) | 0.702 (0.292–1.687) |
| Harmfulness of smoking LCCs daily | ||
| Very risky | Ref. | Ref. |
| Somewhat risky | 2.300 (1.102–4.802)* | 2.595 (1.331–5.063)** |
| A little risky | 3.243 (0.990–10.62) | 4.850 (1.877–12.53)** |
| Not at all risky | 0.472 (0.0576–3.866) | — |
| I don’t know | 6.788 (1.555–29.64)* | 12.95 (3.956–42.39)*** |
| Harmfulness of smoking LCCs occasionally | ||
| Very risky | Ref. | Ref. |
| Somewhat risky | 1.019 (0.441–2.354) | 0.892 (0.405–1.964) |
| A little risky | 0.646 (0.237–1.760) | 0.508 (0.217–1.189) |
| Not at all risky | 0.656 (0.144–2.986) | 0.543 (0.135–2.175) |
| I don’t know | 0.366 (0.0900–1.491) | 0.602 (0.195–1.859) |
CI = confidence interval; LCC = little cigar and cigarillo; RRR = Relative risk ratio. Multinomial logistic regression models in this table were conducted with all variables shown and controlled for sociodemographic factors.
*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.