Nicotine yield in smoke (mean mg/cig (SD)) based on the Massachusetts smoking regimen for all cigarette brand styles and major market categories in 1997–2005
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA, no observation. | |||||||||
| All styles | |||||||||
| Non-mentholated | 1.64 (0.37) | 1.62 (0.46) | 1.65 (0.48) | 1.67 (0.51) | 1.80 (0.51) | 1.83 (0.53) | 1.85(0.56) | 1.91 (0.62) | 1.88 (0.62) |
| Mentholated | 1.84 (0.49) | 1.77 (0.44) | 1.71 (0.46) | 1.83 (0.47) | 1.84 (0.45) | 1.80 (0.47) | 1.84 (0.50) | 1.90 (0.47) | 1.95 (0.47) |
| Total | 1.70 (0.42) | 1.68 (0.45) | 1.68 (0.47) | 1.73 (0.50) | 1.82 (0.49) | 1.82 (0.51) | 1.84 (0.53) | 1.91 (0.56) | 1.90 (0.57) |
| Full flavour | |||||||||
| Non-mentholated | 1.94 (0.25) | 2.02 (0.35) | 2.08 (0.38) | 2.15 (0.44) | 2.28 (0.40) | 2.28 (0.53) | 2.32 (0.55) | 2.42 (0.68) | 2.28 (0.65) |
| Mentholated | 2.21 (0.47) | 2.08 (0.36) | 2.12 (0.33) | 2.22 (0.38) | 2.19 (0.33) | 2.04 (0.50) | 2.23 (0.42) | 2.31 (0.43) | 2.24 (0.42) |
| Total | 2.04 (0.37) | 2.04 (0.36) | 2.10 (0.36) | 2.18 (0.41) | 2.24 (0.37) | 2.19 (0.53) | 2.28 (0.50) | 2.37 (0.58) | 2.26 (0.57) |
| Light | |||||||||
| Non-mentholated | 1.51 (0.24) | 1.56 (0.25) | 1.61 (0.23) | 1.64 (0.24) | 1.71 (0.27) | 1.70 (0.18) | 1.73 (0.24) | 1.75 (0.19) | 1.78 (0.29) |
| Mentholated | 1.60 (0.20) | 1.56 (0.27) | 1.54 (0.21) | 1.58 (0.20) | 1.67 (0.24) | 1.67 (0.34) | 1.68 (0.31) | 1.69 (0.31) | 1.73 (0.29) |
| Total | 1.54 (0.23) | 1.56 (0.25) | 1.58 (0.22) | 1.62 (0.23) | 1.70 (0.26) | 1.69 (0.24) | 1.71 (0.27) | 1.72 (0.24) | 1.76 (0.29) |
| Medium/mild | |||||||||
| Non-mentholated | 1.68 (0.26) | 1.62 (0.33) | 1.70 (0.31) | 1.73 (0.36) | 1.78 (0.28) | 2.01 (0.62) | 2.22 (0.56) | 2.26 (0.66) | 3.40 (0.00) |
| Mentholated | NA | 1.62 (0.05) | 1.68 (0.09) | 1.81 (0.12) | 1.93 (0.21) | 2.05 (0.31) | 1.88 (0.24) | 1.96 (0.14) | 1.97 (0.34) |
| Total | 1.68 (0.26) | 1.62 (0.25) | 1.69 (0.23) | 1.76 (0.27) | 1.83 (0.26) | 2.02 (0.51) | 2.02 (0.42) | 2.05 (0.39) | 2.45 (0.86) |
| Ultralight | |||||||||
| Non-mentholated | 1.13 (0.16) | 1.11 (0.30) | 1.10 (0.27) | 1.11 (0.29) | 1.18 (0.31) | 1.24 (0.16) | 1.20 (0.16) | 1.23 (0.14) | 1.23 (0.20) |
| Mentholated | 1.11 (0.05) | 1.12 (0.17) | 1.12 (0.21) | 1.20 (0.19) | 1.22 (0.27) | 1.23 (0.15) | 1.21 (0.33) | 1.30 (0.13) | 1.24 (0.14) |
| Total | 1.12 (0.15) | 1.11 (0.28) | 1.10 (0.25) | 1.13 (0.27) | 1.19 (0.29) | 1.24 (0.15) | 1.21 (0.22) | 1.25 (0.14) | 1.23 (0.19) |