Protocol - Use of a Regular Brand of Tobacco
Description
This protocol includes questions from the Wave 7 Adult Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Survey instrument. These specific questions are used to determine if a respondent has a regular tobacco brand for the following tobacco products: Cigarettes, electronic nicotine products, cigars, pipe tobacco, hookah and shisha tobacco, snus, and smokeless tobacco.
Specific Instructions
This protocol was systematically updated to reflect the Wave 7 data collection of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study. This protocol will be formally reviewed by a TRR Content Expert Panel early in 2024.
To answer these questions, investigators need to determine if the respondent is a current or former tobacco product user of at least 12 months by first asking the Use of Tobacco Products measure.
[CIGARFILL] = traditional cigars, cigarillos, and filtered cigars.
Traditional cigars contain tightly rolled tobacco that is wrapped in a tobacco leaf. Some common brands of cigars include Macanudo®, Romeo y Julieta®, and Arturo Fuente®, but there are many others. Cigarillos and filtered cigars are smaller than traditional cigars. They are usually brown. Some are the same size as cigarettes, and some come with plastic or wood tips. Some common brands are Black & Mild®, Swisher Sweets®, Dutch Masters®, Phillies Blunts®, Prime Time®, and Winchester®.
[EPRODFILL] = type of electronic nicotine product participant endorsed using.
Availability
Protocol
Cigarettes
1. [Do/Did] you have a regular brand of [cigarettes/roll-your-own cigarette tobacco] that you usually [smoke/smoked]?
1[ ]Yes
2[ ]No
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
ASK: Current and recent former smokers.
PROGRAM: For current smokers, display "Do" and "smoke"; for recent former smokers, display "Did" and "smoked." For current smokers and recent former smokers who smoke manufactured cigarettes, display "cigarettes." For current smokers and recent former smokers who smoke roll-your own cigarettes, display "roll-your-own cigarette tobacco."
Electronic Nicotine Products
2. [Do/Did] you have a regular brand of [EPRODFILL2] that you usually [use/used]?
1[ ]Yes
2[ ]No
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
ASK: Current and recent former electronic nicotine product users.
PROGRAM: For current users, display "Do" and "use"; for former users, display "Did" and "used."
Cigars
3. [Do/Did] you have a regular brand of [CIGARFILL]s that you usually use for blunts?
1[ ]Yes
2[ ]No
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
ASK: Past 12-month users of blunt-only traditional cigars/cigarillos/filtered cigars.
PROGRAM: For current [CIGARFILL] users, display "Do," and "[CIGARFILL]s"; for recent former [CIGARFILL] smokers, display "Did," and "[CIGARFILL]s."
4. [Do/Did] you have a regular brand of [CIGARFILL]s that you usually [smoke/smoked]?
1[ ]Yes
2[ ]No
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
ASK: Current or recent former traditional cigar/cigarillo/filtered cigar smokers who are not past 12-month blunt-only cigar smokers.
PROGRAM: For current [CIGARFILL] smokers, display "Do," "smoke," and "[CIGARFILL]s"; for recent former [CIGARFILL] smokers, display "Did," "smoked," and "[CIGARFILL]s."
Pipe Tobacco
5. [Do/Did] you have a regular brand of pipe tobacco that you usually [smoke/smoked]?
1[ ]Yes
2[ ]No
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
ASK: Current or recent former pipe smokers.
PROGRAM: For current smokers, display "Do" and "smoke"; for recent former smokers, display "Did" and "smoked."
Hookah and Shisha
6. [Do/Did] you have a regular brand of shisha or hookah tobacco that you usually [smoke/smoked]?
1[ ]Yes
2[ ]No
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
ASK: Current or recent former shisha or hookah smokers.
PROGRAM: For current hookah smokers, display "Do" and "smoke"; for recent former hookah smokers, display "Did" and "smoked"
Snus
7. [Do/Did] you have a regular brand of snus that you usually [use/used]?
1[ ]Yes
2[ ]No
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
ASK: Current or recent former snus users.
PROGRAM: For current users, display "Do" and "use"; for recent former users, display "Did" and "used."
Smokeless Tobacco
8. [Do/Did] you have a regular brand of smokeless tobacco that you usually [use/used]?
1[ ]Yes
2[ ]No
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
ASK: Current or recent former smokeless tobacco users.
PROGRAM: For current users, display "Do" and "use"; for recent former users, display "Did" and "used."
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 or interviewer-administered questionnaire
Lifestage
Adult
Participants
Adult (18+ years of age)
Selection Rationale
The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study is a nationally representative, in-person longitudinal cohort study of nonusers 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 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
Not applicable.
Protocol Name from Source
Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study: Final Adult Interview, Wave 7 (January 2022 - December 2022)
Source
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. Final_PATH_Wave_7_English_Adult_Questionnaire.pdf
General References
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. Final_PATH_Wave_7_English_Adult_Questionnaire.pdf
Protocol ID
741302
Variables
Export Variables| Variable Name | Variable ID | Variable Description | dbGaP Mapping |
|---|
Measure Name
Use of a Regular Brand of Tobacco
Release Date
December 22, 2023
Definition
Instrument used to determine whether a respondent has a regular brand of tobacco.
Purpose
The purpose of this measure is to determine if a respondent has a preferred brand for the following tobacco products: Cigarettes, electronic nicotine products, cigars, pipe tobacco, hookah and shisha tobacco, snus, and smokeless tobacco.
Keywords
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Measure Protocols
| Protocol ID | Protocol Name |
|---|---|
| 741302 | Use of a Regular Brand of Tobacco |
Publications
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