Table 1.
Participant Demographic and Smoking Characteristics
| Characteristic | LCC-only ( N = 58) | P | Cigarette-only ( N = 7) | P | Dual ( N = 25) | P | Total ( N = 90) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD ) | 25.4 (4.4 ) | 23.7 (2.8 ) | 25.7 (4.5 ) | 25.1 (4.5 ) | ||||
| Sex (%) | ||||||||
| Male | 44.8 | 28.6 | 48.0 | 53.1 | ||||
| Female | 55.2 | 71.4 | 52.0 | 46.9 | ||||
| Race/ethnicity (%) a | ||||||||
| African American | 82.1 | .001 | 14.3 | .01 | 29.2 | .001 | 47.4 | |
| Hispanic | 15.8 | .001 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 17.1 | |||
| White | 16.1 | 85.7 | .001 | 45.8 | .05 | 35.5 | ||
| Age of LCC initiation (mean, SD ) | 16.1 (3.3) | 18.0 (1.8) | 15.8 (1.8) | 16.2 (2.8) | ||||
| First LCC flavored? (%yes) | 61.4 | 57.1 | 68.0 | 63.3 | ||||
| Number of LCCs past 30 days | .001 | .05 | ||||||
| 0–1 day | 10.5 | 100 | 8.4 | 24.5 | ||||
| 2–5 days | 17.5 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 19.4 | ||||
| 6–10 days | 8.8 | 0.0 | 20.8 | 10.2 | ||||
| 11–20 days | 15.8 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 11.2 | ||||
| 21–30 days | 47.4 | 0.0 | 29.2 | 34.7 | ||||
| Number of LCCs per day on days smoked in past 30 days | 0.0 | |||||||
| ≤1 LCC per day | 37.5 | 0.0 | 68.0 | 47.1 | ||||
| 2–5 LCCs per day | 42.9 | 0.0 | 24.0 | 37.3 | ||||
| 6–10 LCCs per day | 7.1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | ||||
| ≥ 11 LCCs per day | 12.5 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 9.6 | ||||
| Filtered LCC past 30-days | 46.3 | .001 | 0.0 | 28.0 | .01 | 35.8 | ||
| Past 30-day LCC flavored | 76.4 | .001 | 0.0 | 88.0 | .05 | 67.7 | ||
| Ever LCC with marijuana use | 84.2 | 85.7 | 84.0 | 82.3 | ||||
| Past 30-day marijuana | 80.4 | .01 | 42.9 | 72.0 | 70.8 | .05 | ||
| Intention to continue LCCs (% yes) | 85.7 | .01 | 0.0 | .001 | 88.0 | 74.7 | ||
LCC = little cigar and cigarillo.
a Column percentages do not total 100%.