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Table 4 Proportion of current smokers who use menthol cigarettes by gender and age, NHANES 2003-2008, combined

From: Epidemiology of menthol cigarette use in the United States

AGEGRP

Gender

Menthol

Row Percent

Lower 95% Limit ROWPER

Upper 95% Limit ROWPER

Sample Size

Weighted Size

20-25

Male

Menthol

28.07

19.84

38.10

56

784,882

  

Non-Menthol

71.93

61.90

80.16

100

2,011,301

 

Female

Menthol

34.4*

24.12

46.38

47

644,391

  

Non-Menthol

65.6

53.62

75.88

70

1,228,981

26+

Male

Menthol

20.05

16.95

23.56

303

3,212,510

  

Non-Menthol

79.95

76.44

83.05

854

12,806,029

 

Female

Menthol

35.06

30.97

39.38

363

5,166,768

  

Non-Menthol

64.94

60.62

69.03

568

9,569,979

  1. * Estimate may be unreliable due to small sample size (less than 50 participants in cell).