Prevalence of trial of snus products among adult smokers

Am J Public Health. 2011 Oct;101(10):1874-6. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.200097. Epub 2011 Feb 17.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Data Collection
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Smoking / epidemiology
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Tobacco, Smokeless*
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult