Protocol - Tobacco Brand and Variety - Cigars

Description

Definitions of different types of cigars and three questions asked by an interviewer to determine the cigar brand and type smoked by respondents.

Specific Instructions

The PhenX Working Group acknowledges these questions can be administered in a computerized or non-computerized format (i.e., paper-and-pencil instrument). Computer software is necessary to develop computer-assisted instruments. The interviewer will require a laptop computer/handheld computer to administer a computer-assisted questionnaire.

The Content Expert Panel suggests investigators consider nicotine as derived from any source, including both natural and synthetic, when administering this protocol.

The Content Expert Panel recommends investigators substitute people-first language (i.e. replace behavior-based labels such as “smoker” with “people who smoke”) as outlined in Hefler, M. et al 2023, which may differ from the original protocol text.

Availability

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Protocol

Definitions are provided to participants as follows:

Regular cigars are different from little filtered cigars. They can be large cigars or smaller in size such as cigarillos (In Spanish, “medium size cigars” instead of “cigarillos” here). They are usually sold individuals or in packs of 2 or 3. Some common brands are Black and Milds, Swisher Sweets Cigarillos, and Phillies Blunts, but there are others.

Little filtered cigars are different from regular cigars and cigarillos (in Spanish use “medium size cigars” instead of the word “cigarillos” here). They resemble cigarettes in size and often are sold in packs of 20. They are usually brown in color and have a spongy filter like a cigarette. Some common brands are Prime Time, Winchester, and Cheyenne Little Filtered Cigars, but there are others.

IF ASKED, “cigar smoking” ONLY INCLUDES CIGAR TOBACCO. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE SMOKING CIGARS ONLY WITH MARIJUANA (OR “BLUNTS”), HASHISH OR OTHER SUBSTANCES.

1. During the PAST 30 days, what type of CIGAR did you use MOST OFTEN?
FR: READ THE 3 CHOICES

2. What brand of cigar do you usually smoke?

3. When you smoke a cigar is it usually flavored?

Personnel and Training Required

The interviewer must be trained to conduct personal interviews with individuals from the general population. The interviewer must be trained and found to be competent (i.e., tested by an expert) at the completion of personal interviews. The interviewer should be trained to prompt respondents further if a "don?t know" response is provided.

Equipment Needs

None

Requirements

Requirement Category	Required
Major equipment	No
Specialized training	No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection	No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual	No

Mode of Administration

Self-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Child, Adolescent, Adult

Participants

Adults (18+) and adolescents ages 12 - 17

Selection Rationale

The Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS) was chosen because it is a large survey (each survey wave includes about 240,000 respondents) of the U.S. non-institutionalized civilian population of adults that has been conducted since 1992 in a consistent manner. This protocol was selected over others because it was clear which type of cigars people used, and it also included language about blunts. Additionally, it was selected due to ease of using the protocol for most researchers.

The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study is a nationally representative, in-person longitudinal cohort study of non-users and users of tobacco products and those at risk for tobacco use across the United States. Respondents 12 years old and up are asked questions on tobacco use, attitudes, and health, and biospecimens (buccal cell, urine, and blood) are collected from adults. The PATH Study was implemented to provide an evidence base for assessing and monitoring the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s regulatory actions in meeting its mandate under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Regulatory domains include product standards, new and modified risk products, health warnings, and health education campaigns.

Language

English, Other languages available at source

Standards

Standard	Name	ID	Source

Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

The Tobacco Regulatory Research (TRR) Content Expert Panel (CEP) reviewed the protocols in the Tobacco Regulatory Research collection in February 2024.

Guidance from the TRR CEP includes:

• Updated protocol

Previous version in Toolkit archive (link)

Protocol Name from Source

Current Population Survey (CPS), Tobacco Supplement, 2018-2019, Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study Wave 7

Source

National Cancer Institute and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Co-sponsored (2020). Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey 2018-2019; 2018-2019 TUS-CPS Questionnaire for July 2018, January 2019, and May 2019 Fielding. Available from https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/sites/default/files/2020-10/2018-19%20TUS-CPS%20Questionnaire.pdf. Accessed 1/29/2024.

National Institutes of Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2023). Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study: Final Adult Interview, Wave 7 (January 2022 – December 2022), English Data Collection Instrument. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health. [https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/files/NAHDAP/pathstudy/Final%20PATH%20Wave%207%20English%20Adult%20Questionnaire.pdf]

General References

National Cancer Institute. Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey: Reports and publications using the TUS-CPS [Bibliography]. Available from https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/tcrb/tus-cps/publications-database

Hefler, M., Durkin, S.J., Cohen, J.E., Henriksen, L., OConnor, R., Barnoya, J., Hill, S.E. and Malone, R.E., 2023. New policy of people-first language to replace ‘smoker’, ‘vaper’, ‘ tobacco user’ and other behaviour-based labels. Tobacco control, 32(2), pp.133-134.

Protocol ID

730707

Variables

Export Variables

Variable Name	Variable ID	Variable Description	dbGaP Mapping
PX730707_Tobacco_Brand_And_Variety_Cigars_Brand
	PX730707020000	What brand of cigar do you usually smoke?	N/A
PX730707_Tobacco_Brand_And_Variety_Cigars_Flavored
	PX730707030000	When you smoke a cigar is it usually flavored?	N/A
PX730707_Tobacco_Brand_And_Variety_Cigars_Type
	PX730707010000	During the PAST 30 days, what type of CIGAR more did you use MOST OFTEN? show less	N/A

Tobacco Regulatory Research: Agent

Measure Name

Tobacco Brand and Variety

Release Date

October 31, 2024

Definition

This measure consists of questions used to determine the tobacco product brand and type used by the respondent most often.

Purpose

This measure is used to assess the type and brand of tobacco product used by respondents.

Keywords

Tobacco Regulatory Research, TRR, cigar brand, cigar, cigar type, cigar variety, tobacco brand, tobacco variety, little cigars, cigarillos, TUS-CPS, Current Population Survey, Tobacco Supplement, agent, brand, tobacco type, tobacco product, Cigarette smoking, menthol, cigarettes, regulars, smokeless tobacco, snus, moist snuff, dip tobacco, split tobacco, Chewing Tobacco, flavors, Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health, PATH, smokeless, dip, Snuff, spit

Measure Protocols

Protocol ID	Protocol Name
730704	Tobacco Brand and Variety - Smokeless Tobacco
730707	Tobacco Brand and Variety - Cigars
730708	Tobacco Brand and Variety - Cigarettes

Publications

There are no publications listed for this protocol.