Table 4

Characteristics of ST users who were non-smokers by type of ST used

Characteristic	Chew only (n=12) %	Snuff only (n=59) %	Both (n=76) %	Exact 2-sided p value
Use pattern
Year round	42	59	75
Seasonal	58	41	25	0.0096^4-150
Months of use
> 12	25	32	46
⩽ 12	75	68	54	0.0648^4-150
Frequency of use
Daily	25	32	59
Weekly	42	37	28
Monthly	33	31	13	0.0007^4-151
First use after waking
⩽ 3 hours	8	29	49
> 3 hours	92	71	51	0.0013^4-150
Perceived need (scale of 1–10)
7–10 (high)	17	29	38
4–6 (moderate)	42	32	36
1–3 (low)	42	39	26	0.0670^4-151
Future use
Yes	50	62	71
Maybe	17	19	20
No	33	19	9	0.0368^4-151
Quitting self efficacy
Not at all	0	15	15
A little	25	15	31
Somewhat	8	27	19
Very confident	67	42	36	0.0537^4-152

↵4-150 Trend;
↵4-151 linear-by-linear association;
↵4-152 Jonckheere-Terpstra test.