Open AccessPrevalence of Trial of Snus Products Among Adult Smokers
Author(s) -
Lois Biener,
Kristen L. McCausland,
Laurel Curry,
Jennifer Cullen
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2010.200097
Subject(s) - snus , medicine , smoking cessation , demography , environmental health , quit smoking , smoking prevalence , smoking epidemiology , tobacco use , smokeless tobacco , population , pathology , sociology
A 2008 survey assessed the proportion of smokers in 8 geographic areas who reported trying snus. In test markets, 10% of smokers had tried snus in the past year. Among young adult men, the trial rate was 29%. Trial was more likely among Whites than among minorities, among respondents with lower education than among those with higher education, and among those without immediate plans to quit smoking than among those intending to quit in the next 30 days. The association between trial and low cessation motivation is an important target for research.