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ENDS Flavor Preference by Menthol Cigarette Smoking Status among US Adults, 2018–2019

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  • Brian L. Rostron

    (Center for Tobacco Products, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA)

  • Joanne T. Chang

    (Center for Tobacco Products, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA)

  • Cindy M. Chang

    (Center for Tobacco Products, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA)

  • Rebecca A. Jackson

    (Center for Tobacco Products, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA)

  • Bridget K. Ambrose

    (Center for Tobacco Products, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA)

Abstract

E-cigarette flavor preference may differ among smokers using e-cigarettes, but little information is available on preferences by menthol cigarette status. Using nationally representative data for US adults from the 2018–2019 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey, we analyzed e-cigarette flavor preference by menthol cigarette status and e-cigarette device type for dual-cigarette and e-cigarette users and e-cigarette users who had recently quit smoking by trying to switch to e-cigarettes (“switchers”). Approximately half (52.2%) of dual users of menthol cigarettes and e-cigarettes reported using menthol/mint-flavored e-cigarettes as did 41.4% of “switchers” who had smoked menthol cigarettes; exclusive menthol/mint flavor use was 13.1% for dual users and 21.3% for “switchers.” A similar proportion (45.1%) of dual users who smoked nonmenthol cigarettes used tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes, but only 26.7% of “switchers” who had smoked nonmenthol cigarettes used tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes. Approximately 60% of dual users and “switchers” used fruit/other flavors, regardless of menthol cigarette use. By device type, 63.9% of dual users of cartridge-based e-cigarettes and menthol cigarettes used menthol/mint-flavored e-cigarettes. Approximately 75% of dual users and 85% of “switchers” who used tank or mod systems used fruit/other flavors. Menthol cigarette smokers may be particularly likely to use menthol/mint e-cigarettes, and a majority of dual users and “switchers” used fruit/other flavors. These results can inform policy measures concerning flavored electronic nicotine delivery system products.

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  • Brian L. Rostron & Joanne T. Chang & Cindy M. Chang & Rebecca A. Jackson & Bridget K. Ambrose, 2020. "ENDS Flavor Preference by Menthol Cigarette Smoking Status among US Adults, 2018–2019," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(1), pages 1-8, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2020:i:1:p:240-:d:472766
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