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.

Availability

Available

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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 Mild?s, 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

1 [ ] Regular/large cigars
2 [ ] “Cigarillos” (in Spanish use “medium size cigars” instead of the word “cigarillos” here”)
3 [ ] Little filtered cigars

2. During the PAST 30 days, what BRAND of CIGAR did you smoke MOST OFTEN?

ENTER CODE FOR BRAND (1-22). ENTER 22 FOR OTHER BRAND NOT ON THE LIST: ___

THE UNREAD CODES FOR INTERVIEWER ENTRY ARE:

1 305S
2 AL CAPONE
3 ANTONIO Y CLEOPATRA
4 ARTURO FUENTE
5 BACKWOODS
6 BLACK & MILDS
7 COHIBA
8 CHEYENNE
9 DJARUM
10 DUTCH MASTERS
11 GARCIA Y VEGA
12 GOOD TIMES
13 MACANUDO
14 HAV-A-TAMPA
15 PHILLIES
16 PRIME TIME
17 SANTA FE
18 SMOKERS CHOICE
19 SWISHER SWEETS
20 WHITE OWL
21 ZIG ZAG
22 OTHER

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

1 [ ] Yes
2 [ ] No

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 protocol from 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.

Language

English, Spanish, 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

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.

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

Protocol ID

730705

Variables

Export Variables

Variable Name	Variable ID	Variable Description	dbGaP Mapping

Tobacco Regulatory Research: Agent

Measure Name

Tobacco Brand and Variety

Release Date

May 3, 2024

Definition

This measure consists of questions used to determine the tobacco product brand and type used by the respondent most often in the last 30 days.

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
730705	Tobacco Brand and Variety - Cigars
730706	Tobacco Brand and Variety - Cigarettes

Publications

There are no publications listed for this protocol.