Table 2.
E-Cigarette Flavor Use among Dual Users and “Switchers” by Device Type and Menthol Cigarette Smoking Status among US Adults (18+), 2018–2019 (% and 95% Confidence Interval).
| ENDS Flavor Type | Dual Users of Cigarettes and Disposable E-Cigarettes | Dual Users of Cigarettes and Cartridge-Based E-Cigarettes | Dual Users of Cigarettes and Tank or Mod E-Cigarettes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use Menthol Cigarettes (n = 34) * | Use Nonmenthol Cigarettes (n = 77) | Use Menthol Cigarettes (n = 114) | Use Nonmenthol Cigarettes (n = 273) | Use Menthol Cigarettes (n = 184) | Use Nonmenthol Cigarettes (n = 372) | |
| Any menthol/mint flavor use | 51.8 (31.0, 72.0) *^ | 7.6 (2.9, 18.7) * | 63.9 (52.7, 73.7) ^ | 14.6 (9.4, 21.9) | 44.3 (35.2, 53.8) ^ | 6.1 (3.1, 11.7) |
| Exclusive menthol/mint flavor use | 8.2 (3.3, 18.9) * | 1.3 (0.2, 7.8) * | 20.6 (13.8, 29.5) ^ | 4.1 (2.0, 8.2) * | 9.2 (5.3, 15.3) ^ | 0.6 (0.1, 2.5) * |
| Any other menthol/mint use | 43.6 (24.3, 65.0) *^ | 6.3 (2.0, 17.8) * | 43.3 (32.5, 54.8) ^ | 10.5 (5.5, 18.9) * | 35.2 (26.8, 44.6) ^ | 5.5 (2.6, 11.2) * |
| Any tobacco flavor use | 49.3 (28.9, 69.9) * | 72.2 (58.3, 82.8) | 39.5 (29.8, 50.1) ^ | 53.9 (46.4, 61.3) | 17.2 (11.3, 25.3) ^ | 32.7 (27.1, 38.9) |
| Exclusive tobacco flavor use | 12.1 (4.6, 28.5) *^ | 54.6 (41.2, 67.4) | 14.2 (8.9, 22.0) ^ | 39.7 (33.1, 46.8) | 1.2 (0.3, 5.5) *^ | 22.7 (18.0, 28.2) |
| Any other tobacco flavor use | 37.2 (19.4, 59.4) * | 17.5 (9.3, 30.6) * | 25.2 (49.9, 70.2) | 14.2 (8.4, 22.9) | 16.0 (10.3, 23.9) | 10.1 (6.3, 15.6) |
| Any fruit or other flavor 1 use | 51.1 (32.1, 69.9) * | 34.8 (22.8, 49.0) | 40.2 (29.1, 52.4) | 43.6 (36.2, 51.4) | 75.7 (66.4, 83.1) | 73.4 (67.8, 78.3) |
| Exclusive fruit or other flavor use | 31.7 (13.8, 57.2) * | 20.9 (11.3, 35.0) | 16.8 (9.0, 29.2) * | 28.8 (22.0, 36.7) | 47.9 (38.9, 57.1) ^ | 61.6 (55.3, 67.6) |
| Any other fruit or other flavor use | 19.5 (7.1, 43.2) * | 13.9 (6.6, 26.7) * | 23.4 (15.6, 33.6) | 14.8 (9.8, 21.8) | 27.8 (20.3, 36.7) ^ | 11.8 (7.8, 17.5) |
| No flavor | 4.4 (1.1, 16.1) * | 5.6 (2.4, 12.8) * | 5.0 (1.5, 15.2) * | 7.6 (4.9, 11.7) | 4.1 (1.4, 11.1) * | 2.9 (1.6, 5.1) |
| ENDS Flavor Type |
“Switchers” 2 Who Use Disposable
E-Cigarettes 3 |
“Switchers” Who Use Cartridge-Based
E-Cigarettes |
“Switchers” Who Use Tank or Mod
E-Cigarettes |
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| Used Menthol Cigarettes (n = 7) | Used Nonmenthol Cigarettes (n = 7) | Used Menthol Cigarettes (n = 34) * | Used Nonmenthol Cigarettes (n = 80) | Used Menthol Cigarettes (n = 54) | Use Nonmenthol Cigarettes (n = 118) | |
| Any menthol/mint flavor use | - | - | 50.5 (31.9, 68.9) * | 33.9 (22.8, 47.0) | 37.5 (23.0, 54.6) ^ | 14.6 (7.3, 27.0) * |
| Exclusive menthol/mint flavor use | - | - | 35.6 (18.1, 58.0) * | 20.0 (10.9, 33.7) | 11.5 (4.7, 25.7) * | 1.7 (0.3, 9.3) * |
| Any other menthol/mint use | - | - | 14.9 (5.7, 33.5) * | 13.9 (7.0, 25.7) * | 25.9 (14.8, 41.3) | 12.8 (6.1, 25.0) * |
| Any tobacco flavor use | - | - | 30.8 (15.2, 52.6) * | 42.8 (31.0, 55.5) | 7.9 (3.3, 17.8) | 13.1 (7.5, 22.0) |
| Exclusive tobacco flavor use | - | - | 13.5 (5.1, 31.2) * | 30.8 (20.7, 43.2) | 1.0 (0.1, 7.0) *^ | 7.2 (3.4, 14.8) * |
| Any other tobacco flavor use | - | - | 17.4 (7.0, 36.9) * | 12.1 (5.8, 23.5) * | 7.0 (2.7, 16.8) * | 5.9 (2.7, 12.3) * |
| Any fruit or other flavor use | - | - | 40.1 (23.6, 59.1) * | 38.4 (26.2, 52.2) | 82.9 (67.5, 91.8) | 88.5 (79.8, 93.7) |
| Exclusive fruit or other flavor use | - | - | 24.5 (10.7, 46.7) * | 25.0 (14.8, 39.0) | 59.1 (42.1, 74.1) | 72.7 (59.5, 82.9) |
| Any other fruit or other flavor use | - | - | 15.6 (6.3, 33.8) * | 13.4 (6.5, 25.7) * | 23.8 (13.1, 39.4) | 15.7 (8.3, 28.0) * |
| No flavor | - | - | 2.8 (0.5, 15.2) * | 6.6 (3.2, 13.2) * | 2.5 (0.4, 15.5) * | 1.6 (0.4, 7.1) * |
1 Fruit or other flavor includes clove, spice, herb, fruit, alcohol, candy, sweets, chocolate, or “some other type”. 2 “Switchers” reported that they quit cigarette smoking completely in the past 12 months and tried to quit by switching to e-cigarettes. 3 Results are not presented for “Switchers” who use disposable e-cigarettes due to small sample size. * Relative standard error ≥ 30% or unweighted denominator < 50. ^ p < 0.05 for difference of proportions for menthol and nonmenthol cigarette users. Flavor use overall shown in gray.