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Quit attempts and quit rates among menthol and nonmenthol smokers in the United States

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  • Levy, D.T.
  • Blackman, K.
  • Tauras, J.
  • Chaloupka, F.J.
  • Villanti, A.C.
  • Niaura, R.S.
  • Vallone, D.M.
  • Abrams, D.B.

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Objectives: We compared quit attempts and quit rates among menthol and nonmenthol cigarette smokers in the United States. Methods: We used data from the 2003 and 2006-2007 waves of the large, nationally representative Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey with control for state-level tobacco control spending, prices, and smokefree air laws. We estimated mean prevalence, quit rates, and multivariate logistic regression equations by using self-respondent weights for menthol and nonmenthol smokers. Results: In 2003 and 2007, 70% of smokers smoked nonmenthol cigarettes, 26% smoked menthol cigarettes, and 4% had no preference. Quit attempts were 4.3% higher in 2003 and 8.8% higher in 2007 among menthol than nonmenthol smokers. The likelihood of quitting was 3.5% lower for quitting in the past year and 6% lower for quitting in the past 5 years in menthol compared with nonmenthol smokers. Quit success in the past 5 years was further eroded among menthol-smoking Blacks and young adults. Conclusions: Menthol smokers are more likely to make quit attempts, but are less successful at staying quit. The creation of menthol preference through marketing may reduce quit success.

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  • Levy, D.T. & Blackman, K. & Tauras, J. & Chaloupka, F.J. & Villanti, A.C. & Niaura, R.S. & Vallone, D.M. & Abrams, D.B., 2011. "Quit attempts and quit rates among menthol and nonmenthol smokers in the United States," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 101(7), pages 1241-1247.
  • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2011.300178_2
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300178
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    1. Esteban Petruzzello, 2019. "Measuring the Effect of Policy on the Demand for Menthol Cigarettes: Evidence from Household-Level Purchase Data," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 45(3), pages 422-445, June.
    2. Jennifer W. Kahende & Ann M. Malarcher & Anna Teplinskaya & Kat J. Asman, 2011. "Quit Attempt Correlates among Smokers by Race/Ethnicity," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 8(10), pages 1-18, September.
    3. WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg), 2016. "Advisory note: banning menthol in tobacco products," University of California at San Francisco, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education qt8td7w55n, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UC San Francisco.

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