Table 1

Percentage reporting the use of flavour cards, drops, oils or other additives to add menthol to tobacco in Ontario, Canada 2016–2019 (n=1309)

	N	Per cent reporting use of flavour additive
	N	%	95 % CI	P value
Gender
Female	747	8.4	(6.6 to 10.7)	<0.001
Male	550	9.5	(7.3 to 12.2)
Other	10	50.0	(22.4 to 77.6)
Total	1307	9.2	(7.7 to 10.9)
Age				0.002
16–29	210	14.8	(10.6 to 20.2)
30+	1099	8.1	(6.6 to 9.9)
Total	1309	9.2	(7.7 to 10.9)
Education				0.021
High school or less	395	6.3	(4.3 to 9.2)
More than high school	898	10.4	(8.5 to 12.5)
Total	1293	9.1	(7.7 to 10.8)
Race				0.239
Non-white	234	11.1	(7.7 to 15.8)
White	1073	8.7	(7.1 to 10.5)
Total	1307	9.1	(7.7 to 10.8)
Frequency of smoking				0.003
Daily	1172	8.4	(6.9 to 10.1)
Occasional	137	16.1	(10.8 to 23.2)
Total	1309	9.2	(7.7 to 10.9)
Baseline ever use of non-cigarette flavoured tobacco products (e-cigarettes, hookah, smokeless, bidi, kreteks)				<0.001
No	649	4.8	(3.4 to 6.7)
Yes	660	13.5	(11.1 to 16.3)
Total	1309	9.2	(7.7 to 10.9)
Made a quit attempt since the menthol ban				0.271
No	221	8.1	(5.2 to 12.6)
Yes	672	10.7	(8.6 to 13.3)
Total	893	10.1	(8.3 to 12.2)
Baseline menthol smoking status				<0.001
Non-menthol	313	2.6	(1.3 to 5.1)
Occasional menthol	702	9.8	(7.8 to 12.3)
Daily menthol	294	14.6	(11.0 to 19.2)
Total	1309	9.2	(7.8 to 10.9)

Per cent not reporting flavour additive usage not reported. Characteristics reported at baseline except for having made a quit attempt since the ban.