Table 1.
E-Cigarette Flavor Use by Menthol Cigarette Smoking Status among US Adults (18+), 2018–2019 (% and 95% Confidence Interval).
| ENDS Flavor Type | Dual Users of Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes | E-Cigarette Users Who Quit Smoking While Switching to E-Cigarettes (“Switchers”) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use Menthol Cigarettes (n = 352) | Use Nonmenthol Cigarettes (n = 752) | Used Menthol Cigarettes (n = 99) | Used Nonmenthol Cigarettes (n = 208) | |
| Any menthol/mint flavor use | 52.2 (45.3, 59.0) ^ | 10.3 (7.2, 14.4) | 41.4 (30.3, 53.5) ^ | 21.5 (15.1, 29.8) |
| Exclusive menthol/mint flavor use | 13.1 (9.7, 17.4) ^ | 2.7 (1.4, 5.0) * | 21.3 (12.5, 33.8) | 8.9 (4.8, 15.8) * |
| Any other menthol/mint flavor use | 39.1 (32.7, 46.0) ^ | 7.6 (4.9, 11.8) | 20.1 (12.9, 30.0) | 12.7 (7.5, 20.6) |
| Any tobacco flavor use | 28.9 (23.2, 35.4) ^ | 45.1 (40.6, 49.6) | 18.4 (11.5, 28.3) | 26.7 (20.3, 34.4) |
| Exclusive tobacco flavor use | 6.9 (4.5, 10.4) ^ | 32.3 (28.5, 36.4) | 7.5 (3.6, 15.1) *^ | 17.9 (12.8, 24.5) |
| Any other tobacco flavor use | 22.0 (16.9, 28.3) ^ | 12.7 (9.4, 17.1) | 10.9 (6.0, 18.9) | 8.9 (5.2, 14.7) |
| Any fruit or other flavor 1 use | 59.8 (53.3, 65.9) | 57.1 (52.2, 61.8) | 64.1 (52.7, 74.2) | 66.9 (58.4, 74.3) |
| Exclusive fruit or other flavor use | 34.5 (28.4, 41.2) | 43.7 (38.7, 48.9) | 44.5 (33.5, 56.1) | 52.0 (42.8, 61.0) |
| Any other fruit or other flavor use | 25.3 (20.1, 31.2) ^ | 13.4 (10.3, 17.3) | 19.6 (12.4, 29.6) | 14.9 (9.3, 23.0) |
| No flavor | 5.2 (2.8, 9.4) * | 5.3 (3.8, 7.3) * | 3.2 (1.0, 9.5) * | 4.2 (2.3, 7.7) * |
1 Fruit or other flavor includes clove, spice, herb, fruit, alcohol, candy, sweets, chocolate, or “some other type”. * Relative standard error ≥ 30%. ^ p < 0.05 for difference of proportions for menthol and nonmenthol cigarette users. Flavor use overall shown in gray.