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 capsule | 52.7 | (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 capsules | 12.1 | (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 capsules | 3.0 | (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 half | 14.3 | (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) |
| Never | 17.8 | (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.