Table 3.
Intersection of age group and menthol cigarette smoking among young adult current smokers aged 18–34, Wave 1 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, 2013–2014.
| Current menthol cigarette use, aged 18–24 (n = 1316; 47.3%) |
Current menthol vs. non-menthol use among 18–24 year old current established cigarette smokers (n = 2708) |
Current menthol cigarette use, aged 25–34 (n = 1284; 44.7%) |
Current menthol vs. non-menthol use among 25–34 year old current established cigarette smokers (n = 2801) |
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| % | AOR | (95% CI) | % | AOR | (95% CI) | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 53.0 | Ref. | 54.0 | Ref. | ||
| Female | 47.0 | 1.79 | (1.48, 2.17) | 46.0 | 1.56 | (1.29, 1.89) |
| Sexual orientation | ||||||
| Heterosexual/straight | 84.6 | Ref. | 89.6 | Ref. | ||
| LGBQ | 15.4 | 1.25 | (0.94, 1.67) | 10.4 | 1.07 | (0.75, 1.53) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 57.7 | Ref. | 54.4 | Ref. | ||
| Black | 16.1 | 5.01 | (3.38, 7.42) | 22.9 | 11.20 | (7.47, 16.81) |
| Other | 7.0 | 1.12 | (0.73, 1.73) | 6.0 | 1.73 | (1.19, 2.52) |
| Hispanic | 19.1 | 1.95 | (1.49, 2.56) | 16.7 | 2.63 | (1.90, 3.65) |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school | 16.6 | 2.38 | (1.49, 3.81) | 12.2 | 2.08 | (1.32, 3.28) |
| High school graduate/GED | 39.1 | 1.69 | (1.14, 2.52) | 40.6 | 2.12 | (1.44, 3.13) |
| Some college/associate’s degree | 39.8 | 1.80 | (1.19, 2.72) | 39.6 | 2.27 | (1.59, 3.23) |
| Bachelor’s/advanced degree | 4.5 | Ref. | 7.6 | Ref. | ||
| Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 18.2 | Ref. | 19.1 | Ref. | ||
| South | 22.6 | 0.84 | (0.57, 1.24) | 22.9 | 0.69 | (0.48, 1.01) |
| Midwest | 42.9 | 0.91 | (0.63, 1.33) | 43.8 | 0.73 | (0.55, 0.98) |
| West | 16.3 | 0.60 | (0.42, 0.87) | 14.3 | 0.44 | (0.31, 0.64) |
| Past 30-day alcohol use | ||||||
| No | 33.2 | Ref. | 36.2 | Ref. | ||
| Yes | 66.8 | 1.10 | (0.89, 1.36) | 63.8 | 0.94 | (0.77, 1.15) |
| Past 30-day marijuana use | ||||||
| No | 64.6 | Ref. | 76.2 | Ref. | ||
| Yes | 35.4 | 0.83 | (0.67, 1.02) | 23.8 | 0.93 | (0.74, 1.16) |
| Past 30-day use of any other drugs | ||||||
| No | 87.8 | Ref. | 87.8 | Ref. | ||
| Yes | 12.2 | 0.99 | (0.72, 1.36) | 12.2 | 1.03 | (0.79, 1.34) |
| Medical comorbidities | ||||||
| No | 70.9 | Ref. | 68.0 | Ref. | ||
| Yes | 29.1 | 1.13 | (0.91, 1.40) | 32.0 | 1.09 | (0.89, 1.32) |
| Internalizing behavior | ||||||
| Low | 43.1 | Ref. | 51.9 | Ref. | ||
| Moderate | 27.6 | 1.04 | (0.79, 1.38) | 23.1 | 0.90 | (0.72, 1.13) |
| High | 29.4 | 0.94 | (0.72, 1.23) | 25.0 | 1.11 | (0.85, 1.46) |
| Externalizing behavior | ||||||
| Low | 44.5 | Ref. | 68.8 | Ref. | ||
| Moderate | 29.1 | 0.88 | (0.70, 1.10) | 20.3 | 0.86 | (0.69, 1.06) |
| High | 26.4 | 0.92 | (0.69, 1.25) | 10.9 | 0.82 | (0.62, 1.08) |
| Substance use scale | ||||||
| Low | 59.3 | Ref. | 68.8 | Ref. | ||
| Moderate | 22.6 | 0.88 | (0.71, 1.10) | 20.3 | 1.26 | (0.94, 1.68) |
| High | 18.1 | 1.19 | (0.91, 1.56) | 10.9 | 1.07 | (0.75, 1.53) |