Table 1

 Factors related to reduced ignition propensity cigarette awareness in the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Survey, wave 3 US data (n = 2088), July to December 2004

Variable% reporting that their cigarettes go out often
Other statesp ValueNYSp ValueOverallp Value
p Values are from χ2 tests.
Sex
    Female (n = 1214)7.80.00013.9.2428.20.000
    Male (n = 874)2.721.84.0
Age (years)
    18–24 (n = 211)2.20.00522.20.5403.20.033
    25–39 (n = 526)3.525.94.8
    40–54 (n = 799)6.414.87.0
    55 + (n = 552)7.913.58.3
Ethnicity
    White, non-Hispanic (n = 989)5.70.91012.00.2066.10.570
    All other ethnicities (n = 935)5.620.96.8
Cigarettes per day
    1–10 (n = 601)6.70.4719.30.3676.80.626
    11–20 (n = 905)5.521.06.5
    21–30 (n = 264)5.325.06.5
    31 + (n = 152)3.416.73.9
Income
    Low (n = 735)5.60.02528.90.0866.90.782
    Moderate (n = 768)5.414.56.1
    High (n = 479)6.88.06.9
Education
    Low (n = 423)5.70.57211.10.5596.10.512
    Moderate (n = 892)6.320.07.2
    High (n = 353)4.614.35.5
Seconds between puffs
    1–15 seconds (n = 682)2.00.0009.30.0172.50.000
    16–30 seconds (n = 471)5.015.65.7
    31–60 seconds (n = 365)8.713.69.0
    61 + seconds (n = 167)12.150.014.4
Cigarette strength
    Full flavour/other (n = 934)5.50.01117.80.9296.50.012
    Light (n = 764)4.515.85.1
    Ultra light (n = 217)10.020.010.7
Cigarette manufacturer
    Philip Morris (n = 825)3.60.01213.30.1074.10.006
    Reynolds American (n = 631)7.512.17.8
    Lorillard (n = 154)7.015.48.4
    Other manufacturer (n = 292)6.334.88.6