Menthol Cigarette Smoking Trends among United States Adults, 2003-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smoking is declining, except among current menthol cigarette smokers. This study examines menthol cigarette smoking in the United States.

Methods

Cross-sectional data from 35,279 self-respondent current adult smokers who selected menthol cigarettes as their usual type, across the 2003, 2006-2007, 2010-2011, 2014-2015, and 2018-2019 waves of the nationally-representative Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey, were analyzed in SAS/SUDAAN. Menthol cigarette smoking among current smokers was assessed by sex, age, race/ethnicity, employment, geography, and educational attainment. Linear contrasts were used to assess trends.

Results

Overall cigarette smoking (12.6% in 2018-2019 from 17.3% in 2003) and menthol cigarette smoking (4.0% in 2018-2019

SUBMITTER: Seaman EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9532352 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature