Czaplicki Lauren, Schillo Barbara, Rose Shyanika W, Zhou Yitong, Vallone Donna
531118 Schroeder Institute at Truth Initiative, Washington, DC, USA.
Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Public Health Rep. 2021 Mar-Apr;136(2):183-191. doi: 10.1177/0033354920966004. Epub 2020 Nov 9.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and local jurisdictions have different authorities to regulate menthol cigarettes, and a growing number of localities and the FDA are considering these policy options. The objective of this study was to update previous research on public support for a menthol ban, including examining differences in support by demographic factors, geographic region, and smoking status.
We assessed policy support among a cross-sectional sample of 2871 adults aged 18-64 from a nationally representative online panel. We calculated weighted estimates of support by demographic factors, political ideology, region (Northeast, Midwest, South, West), and smoking status (never, former, current nonmenthol, current menthol). We used weighted adjusted logistic regression analysis to examine correlates of support for a menthol ban.
Overall, 56.4% (95% CI, 54.4%-58.3%) of participants supported a government policy to ban menthol cigarette sales. Support was significantly higher among women than among men (62.5% vs 50.1%; < .001); among Hispanic/Latino (69.3%), non-Hispanic African American (60.5%), and non-Hispanic other (65.8%) people than among non-Hispanic White people (50.4%; < .001); and among never (64.8%) and former (47.0%) smokers than among current nonmenthol cigarette smokers (30.1%; < .001). A significant proportion (28.5%; < .001) of current menthol cigarette smokers supported a ban. After controlling for other factors, geographic region was not significantly associated with support for a ban.
Efforts are needed to further increase support for a ban among current menthol cigarette smokers. These findings can be used to assist policy makers and communities in efforts to ban menthol cigarettes in their jurisdictions.
美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）和地方司法管辖区对薄荷醇香烟的监管权力不同，越来越多的地方和FDA正在考虑这些政策选择。本研究的目的是更新先前关于公众对薄荷醇禁令支持情况的研究，包括研究人口统计学因素、地理区域和吸烟状况在支持率上的差异。
我们在一个具有全国代表性的在线样本中，对2871名年龄在18 - 64岁之间的成年人进行了横断面抽样，评估他们对该政策的支持情况。我们计算了按人口统计学因素、政治意识形态、地区（东北部、中西部、南部、西部）和吸烟状况（从不吸烟、曾经吸烟、当前非薄荷醇吸烟者、当前薄荷醇吸烟者）划分的支持率的加权估计值。我们使用加权调整逻辑回归分析来研究支持薄荷醇禁令的相关因素。
总体而言，56.4%（95%置信区间，54.4% - 58.3%）的参与者支持政府禁止销售薄荷醇香烟的政策。女性的支持率显著高于男性（62.5%对50.1%；P <.001）；西班牙裔/拉丁裔（69.3%）、非西班牙裔非裔美国人（60.5%）和非西班牙裔其他族裔（65.8%）的支持率高于非西班牙裔白人（50.4%；P <.001）；从不吸烟者（64.8%）和曾经吸烟者（47.0%）的支持率高于当前非薄荷醇吸烟者（30.1%；P <.001）。相当比例（28.5%；P <.001）的当前薄荷醇吸烟者支持禁令。在控制其他因素后，地理区域与支持禁令之间无显著关联。
需要进一步努力提高当前薄荷醇吸烟者对禁令的支持率。这些研究结果可用于协助政策制定者和社区在其辖区内努力禁止薄荷醇香烟。
