Table 5. 2003 Tobacco Use Special Cessation Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUSCS-CPS)

Various Unique Items in the TUSCS-CPS - Percentage and Mean Estimates (95% Confidence Intervals) of the US Household Population, 18 Years and Older.

Topic Percent Population Size
(thousands)
Sample Size
Menthol Cigarette Use*
Total 26.7
(26.1-27.3)
39,292 34,104
Male 22.7
(21.9-23.5)
21,091 16,368
Female 31.4
(30.6-32.2)
18,200 17,736
Light, Mild and Ultra Light Cigarette Use*
Total 53.0
(52.3-53.7)
39,161 33,998
Male 45.1
(44.2-46.0)
21,033 16,325
Female 62.2
(61.4-63.0)
18,128 17,673
First Cigarette Within 30 Minutes†
Total 61.4
(60.6-62.1)
29,975 26,527
Male 63.1
(62.0-64.3)
16,036 12,743
Female 59.3
(58.3-60.4)
13,939 13,784
NRT Use‡
Total 25.9
(24.8-27.1)
10,115 8,789
Male 25.0
(23.3-26.8)
5,215 4,038
Female 26.9
(25.6-28.2)
4,900 4,751
Health Professional Advice to Quit§
Total 59.6
(58.9-60.4)
26,954 24,055
Male 57.3
(56.3-58.4)
12,955 10,358
Female 61.7
(60.8-62.7)
14,000 13,697
In Bars and Cocktail Lounges, Smoking Should Not Be Allowed At All||
Total 37.5
(37.2-37.9)
200,388 173,552
Male 33.5
(33.1-34.0)
96,243 75,542
Female 41.2
(40.8-41.7)
104,145 98,010
Average Price Paid for Last Pack of Cigarettes#
Total 3.54
(3.53-3.56)
24,148 20,097
Male 3.56
(3.54-3.58)
13,276 9,931
Female 3.52
(3.50-3.55)
10,872 10,166

 

* Current everyday and some days smokers.

 

† Current everyday smokers. For total and sex-specific, median time to first cigarette equals 30 minutes; 25th percentile equals 10 minutes; 75th percentile equals 60 minutes.

‡ Among current everyday cigarette smokers who stopped smoking for one day or longer in the past 12 months, we assess use of nicotine patch, nicotine gum, nasal spray, inhaler and/or lozenge on the last quit attempt.

§ Advice in the past 12 months by doctor, dentist, nurse or other health professional to quit among current everyday and some days cigarette smokers who have seen a health professional in the past 12 months.

|| In bars and cocktail lounges, do you think that smoking should be allowed in all areas, allowed in some areas or not allowed at all?

# Current everyday and some days smokers reporting usual purchase by the pack in dollars (medians are slightly lower, e.g., median for total is $3.45); if we also include purchases by the carton the average total cost per pack is somewhat lower -- $3.19 total, $3.23 for males, and $3.15 for females (medians are slightly lower, e.g., median for total is $3.00).

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