Table 2.
Use of a flavored tobacco product and flavor of product used in the past 30-days among flavored tobacco users by age group† and tobacco product‡ in Wave 2
| Past 30-day use at Wave 2 and Past 30-day Flavor Type among Past 30-day Flavored Tobacco Users§ | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth (12–17) | Young Adults (18–24) | Adults (25+) | |||||||||
| Frequency | Percent | 95% CI | Frequency | Percent | 95% CI | Frequency | Percent | 95% CI | Hypothesis Test | ||
| Any Tobacco Product | Past 30-Day Usersa | 920 | 7.8%b | (7.2, 8.4) | 3726 | 38.2%c | (36.8, 39.7) | 10346 | 25.7%d | (25.1, 26.3) | |
| Non-flavorede | 262 | 27.7% | (24.9, 30.6) | 1186 | 32.4% | (30.6, 34.3) | 5538 | 55.2% | (53.8, 56.6) | ||
| Any flavor usee | 658 | 72.3% | (69.4, 75.1) | 2540 | 67.6% | (65.7, 69.4) | 4808 | 44.7% | (43.3, 46.2) | g,h,i* | |
| Menthol or Mintf | 340 | 51.7% | (47.8, 55.6) | 1742 | 68.1% | (66.1, 70.0) | 3768 | 76.1% | (74.6, 77.5) | g,h,i* | |
| Clove or Spicef | 33 | 5.0% | (3.6, 7.1) | 136 | 5.0% | (4.3, 5.8) | 144 | 3.0% | (2.5, 3.5) | h,i* | |
| Fruitf | 353 | 54.4% | (50.7, 57.9) | 1234 | 49.6% | (47.1, 52.1) | 1068 | 22.9% | (21.6, 24.3) | g,h,i* | |
| Chocolatef | 60 | 8.9% | (7.0, 11.2) | 191 | 6.9% | (6.0, 8.0) | 208 | 4.1% | (3.5, 4.8) | h,i* | |
| Alcoholic Drinkf | 61 | 9.7% | (7.5, 12.4) | 310 | 11.9% | (10.7, 13.2) | 248 | 5.0% | (4.3, 5.8) | h,i* | |
| Candy/Other Sweetsf | 229 | 35.3% | (31.3, 39.5) | 707 | 27.3% | (25.4, 29.2) | 627 | 13.3% | (12.2, 14.4) | g,h,i* | |
| Other Flavorf | 149 | 22.5% | (18.5, 26.9) | 363 | 14.1% | (12.6, 15.8) | 496 | 10.5% | (9.4, 11.8) | g,h,i* | |
| Cigarettes | Past 30-Day Users | 480 | 3.9% | (3.5, 4.4) | 2573 | 25.8% | (24.7, 27.0) | 8565 | 20.6% | (20.0, 21.2) | |
| Non-flavored | 226 | 47.1% | (42.4, 51.8) | 1211 | 48.0% | (45.7, 50.4) | 5369 | 64.4% | (63.0, 65.6) | ||
| Any flavor use | 254 | 52.9% | (48.2, 57.6) | 1362 | 52.0% | (49.7, 54.3) | 3196 | 35.7% | (34.4, 37.0) | h,i* | |
| Menthol or Mint | 222 | 88.1% | (83.1, 91.7) | 1311 | 96.2% | (94.8, 97.2) | 3110 | 96.6% | (95.6, 97.4) | g,h* | |
| Clove or Spice | - | - | - | 50 | 3.4% | (2.6, 4.4) | 51 | 1.4% | (1.1, 1.9) | i | |
| Fruit | 29 | 10.8% | (7.5, 15.3) | 67 | 4.6% | (3.5, 6.0) | 63 | 1.7% | (1.3, 2.3) | g,h,i* | |
| Chocolate | 9 | 3.3% | (1.9, 5.7) | 25 | 1.8% | (1.1, 2.9) | 20 | 0.5% | (0.4, 0.8) | h,i* | |
| Alcoholic Drink | 11 | 4.2% | (2.4, 7.5) | 41 | 2.9% | (2.0, 4.1) | 49 | 1.7% | (1.2, 2.5) | ||
| Candy/Other Sweets | 19 | 7.8% | (5.1, 11.7) | 42 | 3.1% | (2.2, 4.2) | 44 | 1.3% | (0.9, 2.0) | g,h,i* | |
| Other Flavor | 31 | 11.7% | (7.8, 17.0) | 46 | 2.9% | (2.2, 3.9) | 57 | 2.1% | (1.5, 2.9) | g,h* | |
| E-cigarettes | Past 30-Day Users | 414 | 3.6% | (3.2, 4.1) | 960 | 9.7% | (8.8, 10.6) | 1907 | 4.6% | (4.3, 4.9) | |
| Non-flavored | 85 | 20.6% | (16.6, 25.4) | 170 | 16.8% | (14.1, 19.8) | 670 | 35.7% | (33.1, 38.4) | ||
| Any flavor use | 329 | 79.4% | (74.7, 83.4) | 790 | 83.3% | (80.2, 85.9) | 1237 | 64.3% | (61.6, 66.9) | h,i* | |
| Menthol or Mint | 66 | 20.4% | (16.6, 25.0) | 248 | 30.9% | (27.1, 34.9) | 515 | 40.7% | (37.8, 43.8) | g,h,i* | |
| Clove or Spice | 16 | 5.1% | (3.0, 8.7) | 17 | 2.6% | (1.5, 4.2) | 41 | 2.9% | (2.2, 3.8) | ||
| Fruit | 231 | 71.0% | (65.5, 75.9) | 532 | 68.7% | (64.8, 72.3) | 572 | 46.3% | (43.2, 49.5) | h,i* | |
| Chocolate | 34 | 10.4% | (7.6, 14.0) | 82 | 9.8% | (7.7, 12.4) | 88 | 6.6% | (5.3, 8.3) | h,i* | |
| Alcoholic Drink | 25 | 8.4% | (5.7, 12.1) | 66 | 8.0% | (6.0, 10.5) | 54 | 4.1% | (3.1, 5.3) | h,i* | |
| Candy/Other Sweets | 160 | 49.1% | (42.4, 55.9) | 380 | 48.5% | (44.8, 52.3) | 398 | 33.7% | (30.7, 36.8) | h,i* | |
| Other Flavor | 77 | 23.1% | (18.3, 28.7) | 157 | 19.8% | (16.8, 23.1) | 240 | 19.0% | (16.4, 21.9) | ||
| Traditional Cigars | Past 30-Day Users | 74 | 0.6% | (0.5, 0.8) | 397 | 4.0% | (3.5, 4.6) | 831 | 2.3% | (2.1, 2.5) | |
| Non-flavored | 43 | 58.4% | (46.0, 69.9) | 295 | 76.2% | (70.7, 81.0) | 605 | 75.9% | (72.7, 78.8) | ||
| Any flavor use | 31 | 41.6% | (30.1, 54.0) | 102 | 23.8% | (19.0, 29.3) | 226 | 24.1% | (21.2, 27.3) | g,h | |
| Menthol or Mint | - | - | - | 27 | 25.2% | (17.5, 34.9) | 69 | 29.0% | (22.9, 36.1) | ||
| Clove or Spice | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Fruit | - | - | - | 41 | 39.5% | (30.4, 49.3) | 73 | 33.1% | (26.2, 40.9) | g,h | |
| Chocolate | - | - | - | 19 | 16.5% | (10.5, 24.9) | 38 | 15.7% | (11.5, 21.2) | ||
| Alcoholic Drink | - | - | - | 23 | 21.9% | (14.6, 31.6) | 42 | 19.3% | (13.9, 26.1) | ||
| Candy/Other Sweets | - | - | - | 30 | 29.2% | (20.4, 40.0) | 46 | 19.2% | (14.1, 25.8) | ||
| Other Flavor | - | - | - | 19 | 17.7% | (11.0, 27.2) | 42 | 19.2% | (14.0, 25.6) | ||
| Traditional Cigars | Past 30-Day Users | 74 | 0.6% | (0.5, 0.8) | 397 | 4.0% | (3.5, 4.6) | 831 | 2.3% | (2.1, 2.5) | |
| Non-flavored | 43 | 58.4% | (46.0, 69.9) | 295 | 76.2% | (70.7, 81.0) | 605 | 75.9% | (72.7, 78.8) | ||
| Any flavor use | 31 | 41.6% | (30.1, 54.0) | 102 | 23.8% | (19.0, 29.3) | 226 | 24.1% | (21.2, 27.3) | g,h | |
| Menthol or Mint | - | - | - | 27 | 25.2% | (17.5, 34.9) | 69 | 29.0% | (22.9, 36.1) | ||
| Clove or Spice | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Fruit | - | - | - | 41 | 39.5% | (30.4, 49.3) | 73 | 33.1% | (26.2, 40.9) | g,h | |
| Chocolate | - | - | - | 19 | 16.5% | (10.5, 24.9) | 38 | 15.7% | (11.5, 21.2) | ||
| Alcoholic Drink | - | - | - | 23 | 21.9% | (14.6, 31.6) | 42 | 19.3% | (13.9, 26.1) | ||
| Candy/Other Sweets | - | - | - | 30 | 29.2% | (20.4, 40.0) | 46 | 19.2% | (14.1, 25.8) | ||
| Other Flavor | - | - | - | 19 | 17.7% | (11.0, 27.2) | 42 | 19.2% | (14.0, 25.6) | ||
| Cigarillos | Past 30-Day Users | 121 | 1.0% | (0.8, 1.2) | 628 | 5.9% | (5.5, 6.4) | 807 | 2.0% | (1.8, 2.1) | |
| Non-flavored | 59 | 47.7% | (38.6, 57.0) | 301 | 49.0% | (44.3, 53.7) | 388 | 48.9% | (44.8, 53.0) | ||
| Any flavor use | 62 | 52.3% | (43.0, 61.4) | 327 | 51.0% | (46.3, 55.7) | 419 | 51.1% | (47.0, 55.2) | ||
| Menthol or Mint | - | - | - | 41 | 12.5% | (8.9, 17.3) | 108 | 24.1% | (19.3, 29.7) | i | |
| Clove or Spice | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 5.9% | (3.9, 8.7) | ||
| Fruit | 41 | 66.3% | (53.9, 76.8) | 182 | 55.4% | (49.2, 61.5) | 193 | 48.5% | (41.6, 55.4) | h | |
| Chocolate | - | - | - | 29 | 8.4% | (5.9, 12.0) | 52 | 12.0% | (8.5, 16.7) | ||
| Alcoholic Drink | 13 | 20.9% | (12.9, 32.1) | 103 | 32.7% | (26.5, 39.7) | 93 | 22.4% | (18.1, 27.4) | ||
| Candy/Other Sweets | 20 | 36.8% | (24.3, 51.3) | 79 | 23.8% | (18.9, 29.5) | 86 | 21.6% | (16.6, 27.6) | ||
| Other Flavor | - | - | - | 53 | 16.3% | (11.9, 21.9) | 57 | 12.6% | (9.7, 16.3) | ||
| Filtered Cigars | Past 30-Day Users | 49 | 0.4% | (0.3, 0.6) | 245 | 2.2% | (1.9, 2.5) | 536 | 1.3% | (1.2, 1.5) | |
| Non-flavored | - | - | - | 128 | 52.8% | (45.3, 60.1) | 252 | 49.8% | (45.2, 54.5) | ||
| Any flavor use | - | - | - | 117 | 47.2% | (39.9, 54.7) | 284 | 50.2% | (45.5, 54.8) | ||
| Menthol or Mint | - | - | - | 39 | 33.6% | (24.9, 43.6) | 136 | 44.2% | (37.8, 50.7) | ||
| Clove or Spice | - | - | - | 24 | 21.8% | (14.7, 31.2) | 26 | 10.3% | (6.2, 16.5) | i | |
| Fruit | - | - | - | 52 | 43.7% | (33.4, 54.6) | 90 | 31.9% | (26.2, 38.1) | ||
| Chocolate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Alcoholic Drink | - | - | - | 16 | 14.0% | (8.3, 22.5) | 30 | 13.6% | (8.5, 21.0) | ||
| Candy/Other Sweets | - | - | - | 14 | 13.2% | (7.7, 21.5) | 41 | 14.0% | (10.1, 19.3) | ||
| Other Flavor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Any Cigarsj | Past 30-Day Users | 180 | 1.5% | (1.3, 1.8) | 957 | 9.4% | (8.7, 10.1) | 1641 | 4.2% | (4.0, 4.5) | |
| Non-flavored | 86 | 46.3% | (38.9, 53.9) | 508 | 55.5% | (51.6, 59.3) | 940 | 60.4% | (57.5, 63.1) | ||
| Any flavor use | 94 | 53.7% | (46.1, 61.1) | 449 | 44.5% | (40.7, 48.4) | 701 | 39.6% | (36.9, 42.5) | i | |
| Menthol or Mint | 15 | 16.9% | (10.3, 26.5) | 85 | 18.7% | (15.1, 22.9) | 244 | 32.6% | (28.5, 37.1) | h,i | |
| Clove or Spice | - | - | - | 39 | 8.8% | (6.5, 11.8) | 52 | 8.0% | (5.8, 11.1) | ||
| Fruit | 65 | 68.3% | (58.2, 77.0) | 241 | 52.9% | (47.4, 58.4) | 275 | 41.0% | (35.7, 46.4) | g,h,i* | |
| Chocolate | 11 | 10.3% | (5.8, 17.6) | 47 | 9.4% | (7.1, 12.2) | 83 | 11.7% | (9.2, 14.9) | ||
| Alcoholic Drink | 16 | 17.4% | (11.2, 26.1) | 126 | 28.0% | (23.4, 33.2) | 129 | 18.5% | (15.4, 22.2) | g,i* | |
| Candy/Other Sweets | 26 | 30.0% | (21.2, 40.5) | 104 | 22.5% | (18.6, 27.0) | 136 | 19.8% | (16.3, 23.8) | ||
| Other Flavor | 17 | 18.2% | (10.5, 29.6) | 70 | 15.5% | (11.8, 20.0) | 97 | 13.6% | (11.2, 16.5) | ||
| Pipe | Past 30-Day Users | N/A | 108 | 1.1% | (0.9, 1.4) | 183 | 0.4% | (0.4, 0.5) | |||
| Non-flavored | N/A | 75 | 72.4% | (61.9, 80.9) | 134 | 72.5% | (64.2, 79.6) | ||||
| Any flavor use | N/A | 33 | 27.6% | (19.1, 38.1) | 49 | 27.5% | (20.5, 35.8) | ||||
| Menthol or Mint | N/A | 14 | 41.1% | (22.9, 62.1) | 15 | 30.1% | (16.4, 48.5) | ||||
| Clove or Spice | N/A | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Fruit | N/A | - | - | - | 17 | 30.9% | (18.1, 47.5) | ||||
| Chocolate | N/A | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Alcoholic Drink | N/A | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Candy/Other Sweets | N/A | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Other Flavor | N/A | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Hookah | Past 30-Day Users | 153 | 1.2% | (1.1, 1.5) | 1113 | 11.7% | (10.9, 12.5) | 488 | 1.2% | (1.1, 1.4) | |
| Non-flavored | 45 | 28.5% | (21.9, 36.3) | 368 | 32.0% | (29.0, 35.2) | 179 | 37.8% | (32.6, 43.3) | ||
| Any flavor use | 108 | 71.5% | (63.7, 78.1) | 745 | 68.0% | (64.9, 71.0) | 309 | 62.2% | (56.7, 67.4) | ||
| Menthol or Mint | 34 | 32.5% | (24.4, 41.8) | 266 | 36.9% | (32.6, 41.3) | 103 | 33.0% | (26.5, 40.2) | ||
| Clove or Spice | - | - | - | 41 | 4.7% | (3.5, 6.3) | 22 | 7.2% | (4.7, 11.0) | ||
| Fruit | 86 | 79.8% | (70.8, 86.5) | 612 | 81.8% | (78.1, 85.1) | 230 | 75.7% | (69.8, 80.8) | ||
| Chocolate | - | - | - | 70 | 8.4% | (6.5, 10.6) | 35 | 10.2% | (7.2, 14.3) | ||
| Alcoholic Drink | 14 | 12.3% | (6.8, 21.2) | 115 | 14.7% | (12.2, 17.6) | 32 | 7.8% | (5.3, 11.2) | i* | |
| Candy/Other Sweets | 49 | 45.4% | (35.5, 55.7) | 296 | 35.9% | (31.9, 40.1) | 91 | 26.1% | (20.7, 32.3) | h,i* | |
| Other Flavor | 13 | 11.1% | (6.5, 18.4) | 88 | 11.7% | (8.9, 15.2) | 39 | 9.6% | (6.5, 13.8) | ||
| Smokeless Tobacco | Past 30-Day Users | 123 | 1.1% | (0.9, 1.4) | 419 | 4.3% | (3.9, 4.7) | 952 | 2.5% | (2.3, 2.8) | |
| Non-flavored | 47 | 37.3% | (29.7, 45.7) | 181 | 42.8% | (37.2, 48.5) | 480 | 51.8% | (46.3, 57.3) | ||
| Any flavor use | 76 | 62.7% | (54.3, 70.3) | 238 | 57.2% | (51.5, 62.8) | 472 | 48.2% | (42.7, 53.7) | h,i* | |
| Menthol or Mint | 56 | 73.1% | (62.8, 81.4) | 184 | 78.2% | (71.5, 83.6) | 371 | 76.7% | (70.9, 81.7) | ||
| Clove or Spice | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Fruit | 14 | 19.5% | (12.0, 29.9) | 33 | 13.1% | (9.6, 17.7) | 42 | 8.6% | (5.8, 12.5) | ||
| Chocolate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Alcoholic Drink | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Candy/Other Sweets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Other Flavor | 24 | 33.1% | (23.8, 44.0) | 45 | 18.2% | (13.8, 23.7) | 79 | 18.2% | (14.3, 22.8) | g,h* | |
| Snus | Past 30-Day Users | 39 | 0.4% | (0.3, 0.5) | 131 | 1.3% | (1.1, 1.6) | 148 | 0.4% | (0.3, 0.5) | |
| Non-flavored | - | - | - | 41 | 29.9% | (21.4, 40.1) | 41 | 27.3% | (20.6, 35.1) | ||
| Any flavor use | - | - | - | 90 | 70.1% | (59.9, 78.6) | 107 | 72.7% | (64.9, 79.4) | ||
| Menthol or Mint | - | - | - | 78 | 88.5% | (80.2, 93.6) | - | - | - | ||
| Clove or Spice | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Fruit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Chocolate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Alcoholic Drink | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Candy/Other Sweets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Other Flavor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Age groups (youth, young adults, and adults 25+) were categorized based on age at Wave 2.
Respondents could report multiple products.
Dashes represent estimates that have been suppressed because they are statistically unreliable. The estimates are based on a denominator sample size of less than 50, or relative standard error (RSE) of the estimate or its complement is greater than 30%.
Percentages are weighted to represent the U.S. population and CIs are estimated using the balanced repeated replication (BRR) method. Flavored pipe tobacco and dissolvable tobacco use were not assessed in youth. Results for dissolvable tobacco are not presented due to small sample size, n < 50.
For overall tobacco, past 30-day users are users of any product in the past 30 days. For product-specific use, past 30-day users used the product (even one or two times) in the past 30 days. “Don’t know” or refused to answer were excluded from the denominator. Unweighted n’s and percentages are presented for the following age groups: Among the full sample of youth (n=12,172), n=929 (7.6%) were past 30-day users, n=10,867 (89.3%) reported no past 30-day use, and n=376 (3.1%) did not provide information on past 30-day use in Wave 2. For youth past 30-day users (n=929), n=9 (1.0%) did not report whether they had any flavor use in the past 30 days. Among the full sample of young adults (n=8,174), n=4,054 (49.6%) were past 30-day users, n=4,062 (49.7%) reported no past 30-day use, and n=58 (0.7%) did not provide information on past 30-day use in Wave 2. For young adult past 30-day users (n=4,054), n=328 (8.1%) did not report whether they had any flavor use in the past 30 days. Among the full sample of adults (25+) (n=20,183), n=10,793 (53.5%) were past 30-day users, n=9,280 (46.0%) reported no past 30-day use, and n=110 (0.6%) did not provide information on past 30-day use in Wave 2. For adult past 30-day users (n=10,793), n=447 (4.1%) did not report whether they had any flavor use in the past 30 days.
In the full sample of youth, weighted percentage of past 30-day users with any flavor use in the past 30 days.
In the full sample of young adult, weighted percentage of past 30-day users with any flavor use in the past 30 days.
In the full sample of adults (25+), weighted percentage of past 30-day users with any flavor use in the past 30 days.
For overall tobacco, any flavor use is defined as using any flavored product in the past 30 days “flavored to taste like menthol, mint, clove, spice, candy, fruit, chocolate, alcohol (such as wine or cognac), or other sweets”, among past 30-day users (denominator). For product-specific use, any flavor use is defined as using that specific product in the past 30 days “flavored to taste like menthol, mint, clove, spice, candy, fruit, chocolate, alcohol (such as wine or cognac), or other sweets”, among past 30-day users (denominator). Any flavor use among past 30-day users of pipe and dissolvable tobacco was not assessed in youth.
For overall tobacco, past 30-day [flavor type] (e.g., past 30-day menthol use) is defined as using any product of that flavor type in the past 30 days, among any flavor use (denominator). For product-specific use, past 30-day [flavor type] is defined as using that product of that flavor type in the past 30 days, among any flavor use (denominator). Any flavor users could select all flavor types that applied. Past 30-day flavor type use of pipe and dissolvable tobacco was not assessed in youth.
Proportion of youth is significantly different from proportion of young adults at p<0.05
Proportion of youth is significantly different from proportion of adults (25+) at p<0.05
Proportion of young adults is significantly different from proportion of adults (25+) at p<0.05
Any cigar use is comprised of any use of traditional cigars, cigarillos, or filtered cigars in the past 30 days.
Overall Pearson’s chi-square test is significant at the p<0.05 level
Source: Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, Wave 2