Protocol - Tobacco Brand and Variety - Cigarettes

Personnel and Training Required

None

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

Adolescents and adults (12+)

Selection Rationale

The protocol from the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) and PATH Study Wave 7 were selected because these surveys give a comprehensive assessment of tobacco use among the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States. NSDUH was initiated in 1971, and it is currently conducted on an annual basis. NSDUH is a survey that includes substance use and is administered to individuals aged 12 and older.

The 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 measures 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

National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 2021, Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study Wave 7

Source

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2020). 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH): Draft Web Specifications for Programming (English Version). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Questions CG11, CG11a, CG12, CGMENTH1, CGLNTH, CG14.

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

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.

Sharma, A., Fix, B. V., Delnevo, C., Cummings, K. M., & OConnor, R. J. (2016). Trends in market share of leading cigarette brands in the USA: national survey on drug use and health 2002–2013. BMJ open, 6(1).

Budenz A, Grana R. Cigarette Brand Use and Sexual Orientation: Intersections With Gender and Race or Ethnicity. (2021). Prev Chronic Dis, 18: E94. doi: 10.5888/pcd18.210160.

Protocol ID

730708

Variables

Export Variables

Variable Name	Variable ID	Variable Description	dbGaP Mapping
PX730708_Tobacco_Brand_And_Variety_Cigarettes_Brand
	PX730708010000	What brand of cigarettes do you usually smoke?	N/A
PX730708_Tobacco_Brand_And_Variety_Cigarettes_Marlboro
	PX730708030000	What length were the Marlboro cigarettes you more smoked most often during the past 30 days? Were they shorts, regulars (also known as king-sized), or 100s? show less	N/A
PX730708_Tobacco_Brand_And_Variety_Cigarettes_Menthol
	PX730708020000	Were the cigarettes you smoked during the more past 30 days menthol? show less	N/A
PX730708_Tobacco_Brand_And_Variety_Cigarettes_Own_Rolled
	PX730708040000	During the past 30 days, that is, since more [DATEFILL], have you smoked part or all of a roll-your-own tobacco cigarette? 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, 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.