Table 2.
Structural elements of cigarette packaging by packaging category, as distinguished by flavor and flavor capsule presence
| Group 1 Non-flavored non-capsule (n=36) n (%) | Group 2 Menthol non-capsule (n=23) n (%) | Group 3 Menthol capsule (n=10) n (%) | Group 4 Non-menthol capsule (n=6) n (%) | Groups 1 vs 2 p | Groups 1 vs 3 p | Groups 1 vs 4 p | Groups 2 vs 3 p | Groups 2 vs 4 p | Groups 3 vs 4 p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pack typea | 0.051 | 0.172 | 0.312 | 0.005* | 0.028 | - | ||||
| Hard | 27 (75) | 11 (47.8) | 10 (100) | 6 (100) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Soft | 9 (25.0) | 12 (52.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Traditional shape | 36 (100) | 23 (100) | 10 (100) | 6 (100) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Slim pack | 2 (5.6) | 1 (4.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (33.3) | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.091 | 1.000 | 0.100 | 0.125 |
*
p<0.008
a
critical value of 0.008 was used to assess whether any pairwise comparison was considered statistically significant in order to account for multiple comparisons and control the family-wise error rate. a For pack type, a test of the two-way table was conducted. A dash (-) indicates no difference between groups.