Attitudes toward flavouring ban, access to menthol cigarettes and self-report impact on smoking
| Wave 3 post-menthol ban November 2019 | |
| Current smokers only (n=89) | |
| Are you aware there is a ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes in San Francisco? (yes) | 73 (82.0%) |
| What is the main reason for reducing your smoking? | |
| Preferred flavour or brand is not available | 6 (6.8%) |
| Cost of a pack of cigarettes | 11 (12.5%) |
| Health concerns | 49 (55.7%) |
| Other reason | 13 (14.8%) |
| I have not tried to reduce or quit smoking | 9 (10.2%) |
| Menthol smokers only (n=36) | |
| In the past month, where have you obtained menthol cigarettes? (select all that apply) | |
| I purchased them from a store in San Francisco | 18 (50.0%) |
| I purchased them from store outside San Francisco | 13 (36.1%) |
| A friend or family member | 7 (19.4%) |
| Other | 2 (5.6%) |
| Has the ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes in San Francisco affected your cigarette smoking? | |
| I smoke less because of the ban | 6 (16.7%) |
| I smoke menthol cigarettes about the same as before | 16 (44.4%) |
| I switched to non-menthol cigarettes because of the ban | 11 (30.6%) |
| No impact | 3 (8.3%) |
As there were no differences between responses for waves 2 and 3, only wave 3 data are shown. The survey question concerning main reason for reducing smoking had one case with missing data.