Table 4

Frequency of crushing capsules among adults who smoke whose usual/ current brand of cigarettes has a flavour capsule across four countries of the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Surveys, weighted*

Frequency of crushing capsules†Brazil
(n=74)
Japan
(n=485)
Republic of Korea
(n=1216)
Malaysia
(n=332)
%95% CI%95% CI%95% CI%95% CI
Every capsule52.7(34.4 to 70.3)76.6(67.9 to 83.5)59.7(47.1 to 71.1)45.1(37.7 to 52.7)
Most capsules12.1(3.3 to 35.7)‡13.6(8.2 to 21.8)24.2(13.1 to 40.3)26.1(20.2 to 33.0)
About half of capsules3.0(1.0 to 8.9)‡3.1(1.8 to 5.0)5.0(3.1 to 8.0)10.5(7.1 to 15.2)
Some capsules, but less than half14.3(5.5 to 32.5)‡3.7(2.3 to 5.8)6.5(4.0 to 10.4)7.1(4.2 to 11.6)
Never17.8(8.2 to 34.5)‡3.1(1.8 to 5.1)4.6(2.8 to 7.6)11.2(6.9 to 17.5)
  • *See online supplemental table 5 for full table, including n.

  • †“When you smoke a pack of your usual/current brand, how often do you crush the flavour capsule?” This question was not asked in the Wave 8 ITC Mexico survey.

  • ‡Indicates high sampling variability; relative SE >0.3; interpret with caution.