Post-ban smoking cessation outcomes by pre-ban usual menthol use, among respondents who participated in waves 1–3 of the 2020–2021 ITC Netherlands Surveys,* weighted (N=1322)†
| Post-ban outcome | Pre-ban menthol smoker | Pre-ban non-menthol smoker (n=1223) | Comparison | |||||
| (n=99) | ||||||||
| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | % diff | P value | |
| Quit attempt at wave 2 or 3 | 59 | 66.9 | 56.2 to 76.1 | 504 | 49.6 | 46.5 to 52.8 | 17.3 | 0.002 |
| Quit at wave 2 | 17 | 17.8 | 11.2 to 27.0 | 127 | 10.2 | 8.6 to 12.1 | 7.6 | 0.025 |
| Quit at wave 3 | 26 | 26.1 | 18.3 to 35.8 | 175 | 14.1 | 12.3 to 16.2 | 12.0 | 0.002 |
Statistically significant values are indicated in bold.
*Wave 1 (pre-ban): February–March 2020; menthol ban: May 2020; wave 2 (post-ban): September–November 2020; wave 3 (post-ban): June–July 2021.
†Excludes n=4 respondents who reported ‘don’t know’ as their usual brand flavour.
% diff, per cent difference; ITC, International Tobacco Control.