Table 2

Characteristics of recent quit attempters reported at PATH Wave 4 by use of non-cigarette tobacco products on last quit attempt prior to Wave 4

VariableNo tobacco product use (n=2999)Any e-cigarette use (n=488)Other non-cigarette tobacco use* (n=91)
Wtd%95% CIWtd%95% CIWtd%95% CI
Age
 18–3481.079.1 to 83.015.413.3 to 17.53.52.2 to 4.9
 35–5084.081.3 to 86.713.711.3 to 16.22.31.4 to 3.2
 50+89.787.8 to 91.58.87.1 to 10.41.60.7 to 2.4
Sex
 Male84.682.7 to 86.512.010.3 to 13.83.42.5 to 4.3
 Female85.283.3 to 87.013.311.6 to 14.91.60.8 to 2.3
Education
 <High school86.984.8 to 89.010.68.7 to 12.52.51.6 to 3.5
 High school graduate86.684.4 to 88.79.87.8 to 11.73.62.2 to 5.1
 Some college+82.981.0 to 84.915.313.4 to 17.11.81.0 to 2.6
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic white82.580.5 to 84.415.313.4 to 17.22.21.6 to 2.9
 Others89.087.4 to 90.68.06.5 to 9.43.01.8 to 4.2
Income (US$)
 <35 00086.584.7 to 88.310.69.0 to 12.12.92.0 to 3.8
 ≥35 00082.780.3 to 85.115.613.2 to 17.91.71.0 to 2.4
Cigarette smoking status at W3
 Daily83.481.7 to 85.113.912.3 to 15.52.71.9 to 3.4
 Non-daily88.286.3 to 90.19.77.7 to 11.72.11.1 to 3.0
E-cigarette use at W3
 Marked66.061.5 to 70.530.826.4 to 35.13.21.4 to 5.1
 Not marked89.187.8 to 90.38.67.5 to 9.72.31.7 to 3.0
Time since last quit attempt
 <90 days83.481.0 to 85.914.311.9 to 16.82.31.2 to 3.3
 ≥90 days82.480.1 to 84.614.912.6 to 17.12.81.7 to 3.9
  • *Other non-cigarette tobacco: any use of cigar, cigarillo, filtered cigar, pipe, hookah, snus or smokeless tobacco.

  • PATH, Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health; W3, Wave 3; W4, Wave 4; Wtd, weighted US population estimate (W4 single-wave weights were used).