title: Prevalence of trial of snus products among adult smokers.
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.
authors.affiliation: Center for Survey Research, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125, USA. lois.biener@umb.edu
authors.forename: Lois
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Biener
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McCausland
authors.forename: Laurel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Curry
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cullen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D014030:Tobacco, Smokeless; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult