Table 1

Characteristics of smokers, overall and by menthol use, in Ontario, Canada (N=913), 2016–2018

Characteristics	No menthol use	Occasional menthol use	Daily menthol use	Total	n	P value
	n=306 (34%)	n=420 (46%)	n=187 (21%)	N=913
	%	%	%	%
Sex
Female	50	60	65	58	527	0.017
Male	49	40	34	42	380
Other	1	1	1	1	6
Age
16–29	4	24	16	16	143	p<0.001
30 and over	96	76	84	84	770
Education
≤High school	41	22	27	29	267	p<0.001
>High school	59	78	73	71	646
Race
Non-white	11	20	18	17	153	p=0.002
White	89	80	82	83	760
Cigarettes per day
0 to 10	32	37	35	35	318	p=0.012
11 to 20	46	35	36	39	357
21 to 30	14	17	13	15	139
Over 30	7	11	16	11	99
Smoking pattern
Daily	95	82	100	90	824	p<0.001
Non-daily	5	18	0	10	89
Quit postban
No	86	80	76	81	742	p=0.014
Yes	14	20	24	19	171
Quit attempt postban
No	57	38	37	44	400	p<0.001
Yes	43	62	63	56	513