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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 6.
Published in final edited form as: Tob Regul Sci. 2019 Nov;5(6):518–531. doi: 10.18001/TRS.5.6.4

Table 5.

Prevalence of Currently Used ENDS Flavor Categories by Flavor Category Used at Initiation among Dual Users and Switchers, 2016–2017

Dual Users Switchers
% (95% CI) % (95% CI)
Flavor Category Used at Initiation % Currently Using Flavor Category Flavor Category Used at Initiation % Currently Using Flavor Category
Tobacco/Unflavored*** Tobacco/Unflavored
 Yes at Initiation, N = 347 67.2 (60.4, 74.1)a Yes at Initiation, N = 54 46.4 (31.1, 61.7)b
 No at Initiation, N = 245 2.9 (0.5, 5.3) No at Initiation, N = 58 -
Mint/Wintergreen/Menthol*** Mint/Wintergreen/Menthol
 Yes at Initiation, N = 244 81.2 (75.2, 87.2)a Yes at Initiation, N = 37 64.8 (47.2, 82.3)b
 No at Initiation, N = 349 3.7 (0.3, 7.2) No at Initiation , N = 75 -
Fruit*** Fruit***
 Yes at Initiation, N = 290 75.3 (68.7, 81.9)a Yes at Initiation, N = 61 83.7 (73.6, 93.9)a
 No at Initiation, N = 302 8.7 (4.3, 13.0)a No at Initiation, N = 51 9.3 (0.2, 18.4)a
Candy/Dessert*** Candy/Dessert***
 Yes at Initiation, N = 178 73.0 (65.0, 81.0)a Yes at Initiation, N = 37 70.3 (54.6, 86.0)a
 No at Initiation, N = 414 4.8 (1.8, 7.8)a No at Initiation, N = 75 5.0 (0.0, 10.7)a
Coffee/Alcohol*** Coffee/Alcohol
 Yes at Initiation, N = 127 57.7 (46.8, 68.7)a Yes at Initiation, N = 20 39.1 (14.7, 63.6)a
 No at Initiation, N = 463 2.4 (0.2, 4.5) No at Initiation, N = 92 -
Spice/Other Beverage*** Spice/Other Beverage
 Yes at Initiation, N = 97 51.3 (38.7, 64.0)a Yes at Initiation, N = 19 52.1 (25.7, 78.4)a
 No at Initiation, N = 495 1.7 (0.4, 2.9) No at Initiation, N = 93 -

Note.

ENDS, electronic nicotine delivery systems; CI, confidence interval. Participants could select more than one flavor category. Weighted % are reported. Dashes represent cell sizes with n < 4.

*

p < .05,

**

p < .01,

***

p < .001 according to Rao-Scott χ2. Different superscripts indicate a statistically significant difference in the prevalence of current use by use profile.