Demographic and smoking history characteristics n=29
| Variable | Mean (SD) or N (%) |
| Age, M (SD) | 34.8 (11.6) |
| Female, N (%) | 15 (51.7%) |
| Race*/Ethnicity†, N (%) | |
| Hispanic | 5 (17.2%) |
| Black | 17 (58.6%) |
| White | 10 (34.5%) |
| Other | 3 (10.3%) |
| Marital status, N (%) | |
| Single | 24 (82.8%) |
| Married | 2 (6.9%) |
| Other | 3 (10.3%) |
| Employment status, N (%) | |
| Unemployed | 13 (44.8%) |
| Employed part or full time | 13 (44.8%) |
| Other | 3 (10.3%) |
| Education, N (%) | |
| Less than high school (HS) | 6 (20.7%) |
| HS or General Education Diploma (GED) | 19 (65.5%) |
| Some college or more | 4 (13.8%) |
| Cigarettes per day, M (SD) | 12.3 (6.0) |
| Years smoked, M (SD) | 15.6 (9.6) |
| Ever tried quitting, N (%) | 14 (48.3%) |
| Menthol cigarette brand‡ | |
| Newport | 25 (86.2%) |
| Marlboro | 3 (10.3%) |
| Natural American spirits | 1 (3.5%) |
| Typical cigarette purchasing quantity | |
| Cartons, N (%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Packs, N (%) | 24 (82.8%) |
| Single loose cigarettes, N (%) | 5 (17.2%) |
*Participants could select all that apply.
†Ethnicity defined as Hispanic yes/no.
‡Menthol cigarette brands used by participants at baseline. Participants received these same menthol cigarettes during phase I of the study and received matched-brand non-menthol cigarettes during phase II (ie, those smoking Newport menthol received replacement Newport non-menthol).