Snus group n=626 | Control group n=610 | p Value | |
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Age, mean (SD) | 48.7 (12.5) | 48.7 (12.6) | 0.9 |
Female (%) | 70 | 65 | 0.1 |
Race | 0.7 | ||
Caucasian (%) | 89 | 87 | |
African-American (%) | 9 | 10 | |
Other (%) | 2 | 3 | |
Married or within a couple (%) | 47 | 51 | 0.2 |
Full/part employment (%) | 42 | 45 | 0.3 |
Education | 0.4 | ||
HS (%) | 32 | 32 | |
>HS (%) | 64 | 62 | |
Very/somewhat concerned of health (%) | 74 | 74 | 0.9 |
Age began smoking | 16.9 (3.7) | 17.0 (4.4) | 0.5 |
Cigarettes per day | 20.1 (8.7) | 19.9 (8.4) | 0.7 |
Heaviness of smoking index | 3.5 (1.2) | 3.5 (1.2) | 0.9 |
Quit attempt, past year (%) | 9 | 8 | 0.6 |
Live with other smoker | 45 | 47 | 0.5 |
Allow smoking indoors at home (%) | 55 | 50 | 0.01 |
Heard of low nitrosamine SLT (%)* | 76 | 75 | 0.6 |
Prior use of low nitrosamine SLT, lifetime (%)* | 7 | 8 | 0.4 |
Heard of Camel snus (%) | 70 | 68 | 0.7 |
Prior use of Camel snus, lifetime (%) | 5 | 5 | 0.4 |
Intend to quit smoking, next month | 1.4 (2.3) | 1.3 (2.4) | 0.8 |
Confidence to quit smoking | 2.6 (3.1) | 2.7 (3.0) | 0.4 |
*Low nitrosamine SLT: Ariva, Revel, Exalt, Stonewall, Camel Snus, Marlboro Snus (exclusive of both e-cigarettes and traditional SLT products).
HS, high school; SLT, smokeless tobacco.