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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Impact of Little Cigars and Cigarillos Packaging Features on Product Preference.

Ce Shang, James Nonnemaker, Kymberle Sterling, Jessica Sobolewski, Scott R Weaver

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. The Impact of Cigarillo Text Warning Presence and Size on Young Adults' Cigarillo Risk Beliefs, Knowledge, Appeal, and Use Intentions.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025
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  6. Factors Influencing Smoking among Multicultural Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  7. Trends in Overall and Menthol Market Shares of Leading Cigarette Brands in the USA: 2014-2019.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ce ShangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43017, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8838-4250
James NonnemakerRTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 22709, USA.
Kymberle SterlingDepartment of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, School of Public Health, Dallas, TX 77054, USA.
Jessica SobolewskiRTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 22709, USA.
Scott R WeaverDepartment of Population Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA.

Funding

The Science of Decision Making: Connecting People and PolicyP50DA036128 · NIDA · GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI ERIKSEN, MICHAEL PAUL · 2013 to 2018
$19.4M
Implied Modified Risk Statements as Predictors of Flavored Little Cigar and Cigarillo UseR01CA228906 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI STERLING, KYMBERLE L · 2018 to 2020
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA228906NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA036128
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe conducted a discrete choice experiment (DCE) among young adult cigarette smokers in the period July-August 2018 to examine their preference for cigarillos in response to various packaging-related attributes, including flavor, flavor description, quality descriptors, pack size, and prices.

methodsA convenience sample of 566 US young adult cigarette smokers aged 18-34, among whom 296 were current little cigar and cigarillo (LCC) smokers, were recruited using Facebook ads and invited to participate in an online (Qualtrics) tobacco survey containing DCE and tobacco use questions. In the experiment, participants chose among two cigarillo products or "neither" (opt-out).

resultsWe analyzed preferences for LCCs using multinomial, nested, random parameter logit models. Results showed that young adult cigarette smokers preferred grape over menthol, tobacco/regular, and wine flavors; "color only" and "color and text" flavor depictions over text only; "smooth" and "sweet" quality descriptors over "satisfying"; and larger pack sizes and lower prices.

conclusionsRegulating packaging-related features will impact LCC choices among US young adult smokers. FDA regulation over these packaging-related features may impact LCC use among young adult smokers.

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Tobacco ProductsFlavoring AgentsHumansMentholProduct PackagingSmokersYoung AdultFlavoring AgentsMentholcigarilloscigarsflavorpackagingpack sizepricequality

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PMID34769959
PMCPMC8583443

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