Table 2.

Association of Menthol Cigarette Smoking and Intentions to Quit Smoking among Middle and High School Cigarette Smokers (NYTS, 2017–2020; n = 2699).

	Intentions to Quit Smoking a	Cravings	Use 30 minutes or less after waking
	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Cigarette Type
Non-Menthol	1.00 (Referent)	1.00 (Referent)	1.00 (Referent)
Menthol	0.70*** (0.58–0.84)	1.47*** (1.20–1.81)	1.63** (1.29–2.05)
Sex
Males	1.00 (Referent)	1.00 (Referent)	1.00 (Referent)
Female	0.79* (0.646–0.96)	1.07 (0.88–1.30)	0.79* (0.63–0.99)
Grade
Middle School	1.00 (Referent)	1.00 (Referent)	1.00 (Referent)
High School	1.17 (0.93–1.47)	0.76* (0.69–0.99)	0.98 (0.75–1.29)
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	1.00 (Referent)	1.00 (Referent)	1.00 (Referent)
Hispanic/Latino	1.09 (0.86–1.39)	0.68*** (0.55–0.84)	0.61*** (0.47–0.79)
Non-Hispanic, Black	1.45 (0.99–2.10)	0.55** (0.36–0.84)	0.58* (0.35–0.97)
Otherb	0.94 (0.62–1.42)	0.79 (0.54–1.16)	0.65* (0.45–0.94)
Other Tobacco Use
Yesc	0.85 (0.62–1.17)	0.79 (0.58–1.09)	3.63*** (2.22–5.94)
Year
2017	1.00 (Referent)	1.00 (Referent)	1.00 (Referent)
2018	1.00 (0.80–1.25)	1.31* (1.07–1.62)	1.22 (0.92–1.61)
2019	1.11 (0.87–1.42)	1.31 (0.93–1.83)	1.29 (0.93–1.78)
2020	1.68** (1.23–2.28)	1.38 (0.96–1.99)	1.76* (1.10–2.83)

^a“No intentions to quit” (referent group) is defined as not intending to quit smoking in the next 6 months; “Intentions to quit” is defined as being a past 30-day smoker that intends to quit smoking within the next 6 months or currently attempting cessation.

^b“Other” is where a response was “Asian, non-Hispanic”, “American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic;” or “native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders, non-Hispanic”.

^cPast 30-day use of electronic cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, little cigars, pipe tobacco, bidis, snus, dissolvable, and hookah.