Table 1.
Characteristics of Youth Adult Menthol and Non-Menthol Cigarette Smokers at First Observation (Texas, 2014–2017; n = 1542 Observations)
| Full sample (n = 1542) | Menthol cigarette smoking (n = 636) | Non-menthol cigarette smoking (n = 905) | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of sample | 100% | 41.3% | 58.7% | |
| Age | <0.001 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 21 (2.6) | 21.2 (2.7) | 21.3 (2.6) | |
| Sex | 0.001 | |||
| Male | 680 (44.1%) | 249 (36.6%) | 431 (63.4%) | |
| Female | 861 (55.9%) | 387 (45.0%) | 474 (55.0%) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | <0.001 | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 612 (39.7%) | 195 (31.9%) | 417 (68.1%) | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 531 (34.4%) | 260 (49.0%) | 271 (51.0%) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 81 (5.3%) | 49 (60.5%) | 32 (39.5%) | |
| Asian | 201 (13.0%) | 83 (41.3%) | 118 (58.7%) | |
| Otherb | 117 (7.6%) | 50 (42.7%) | 67 (57.3%) | |
| Institution type | 0.044 | |||
| Two year | 120 (7.8%) | 60 (50.0%) | 60 (50.0%) | |
| Four year | 1422 (92.2%) | 577 (40.6%) | 845 (59.4%) | |
| Nicotine dependence | 0.022 | |||
| No | 513 (33.3%) | 191 (37.2%) | 322 (62.8%) | |
| Yes | 1029 (66.7%) | 446 (43.3%) | 583 (56.7%) | |
| Other tobacco use | 0.384 | |||
| No | 558 (36.2%) | 222 (39.8%) | 336 (60.2%) | |
| Yes | 982 (63.8%) | 413 (42.1%) | 569 (57.9%) |
aBivariate comparison of menthol and non-menthol cigarette smoking for each study variable; T-test for continuous outcomes; chi-squared for categorical outcomes.
b“Other,” which included American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, any other race/ethnicity, and individuals who identified as multiracial.
Bold value indicates statistical significance at p <0.05.