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Open Access 01-12-2017 | Erratum
Erratum to: understanding how perceptions of tobacco constituents and the FDA relate to effective and credible tobacco risk messaging: a national phone survey of U.S. adults, 2014–2015
Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2017
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As reported in the original paper [1], the Center for Regulatory Research on Tobacco Communication conducted a telephone survey in 2014–2015 with a national sample of adults ages 18 and older living in the United States (N = 5014). Poverty level was determined using the household size and income reported by the respondents and applying the federal poverty numbers available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2014. A coding error was made during the data recoding process such that 2.7% of respondents (n = 129) were incorrectly classified as living above the poverty line. Below are updated Tables 1, 2 and 4 presenting both the original and corrected estimates. No substantive conclusions reported in the paper were affected by this correction.
Table 1
Demographic characteristics as compared to U.S. Census and other national surveys, CRRTC National Adult (≥18 years) Phone Survey 2014–2015
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Unweighted
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Weighted
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National estimate
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% (n)
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%
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95% CI
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%
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ORIGINALLY REPORTED ESTIMATES
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Household Poverty
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At or above federal poverty level
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84.0% (3901)
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85.7%
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(83.8–87.5)
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84.6% [2]
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Below federal poverty level
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16.0% (745)
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14.3%
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(12.5–16.2)
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15.4% [2]
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CORRECTED ESTIMATES
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Household Poverty
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At or above federal poverty level
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81.3% (3772)
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82.5%
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(80.4–84.7)
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84.6% [2]
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Below federal poverty level
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18.7% (868)
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17.5%
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(15.3–19.6)
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15.4% [2]
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Table 2
Percentage of smokers by selected demographic characteristics, CRRTC National Adult (≥18 years) Phone Survey 2014–2015
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Weighted
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National estimate
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%
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95% CI
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%
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95% CI
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ORIGINALLY REPORTED ESTIMATES
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Household Poverty
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At or above federal poverty level
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15.4%
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(13.5–17.3)
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15.2%
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(14.6–15.9)
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Below federal poverty level
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29.3%
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(23.9–34.7)
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29.2%
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(27.5–31.0)
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CORRECTED ESTIMATES
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Household Poverty
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At or above federal poverty level
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15.1%
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(13.2–17.1)
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15.2%
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(14.6–15.9)
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Below federal poverty level
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27.9%
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(22.9–32.9)
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29.2%
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(27.5–31.0)
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Table 4
Subset of Communication-related Variables – CRRTC National Adult Phone Survey 2014–2015
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Weighted Proportion or M with 95% Confidence Interval
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ORIGINALLY REPORTED ESTIMATES
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ORIGINALLY REPORTED ESTIMATES
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CORRECTED ESTIMATES
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Total
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Living in poverty
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Living in poverty
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Information Seeking
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Have you ever looked for information on chemicals in cigarettes and cigarette smoke?
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Yes
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27.5% (25.4–29.7)
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25.7% (19.7–31.6)
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24.1% (18.8–29.4)
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No
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72.5% (70.3–74.6)
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74.3% (68.4–80.3)
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75.9% (70.6–81.2)
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In which 1 of these 3 places would you most like to see information on chemicals in cigarettes and cigarette smoke?
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On cigarette packs
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54.8% (52.4–57.3)
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54.3% (47.4–61.2)
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54.6% (48.0–61.2)
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In stores
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15.0% (13.2–16.7)
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18.3% (13.2–23.5)
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18.3% (13.6–23.1)
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Online
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28.7% (26.5–30.9)
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25.5% (19.7–31.4)
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25.5% (20.2–30.9)
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Doesn’t know, refused, or doesn’t want information
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1.5% (0.9–2.08)
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1.8% (0.3–3.3)
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1.5% (0.2–2.7)
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Constituent Awareness
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Aware of 0 of 4 constituents in cigarette smoke
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37.5% (35.0–40.1)
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43.1% (35.7–50.4)
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42.5% (35.5–49.5)
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Aware of 1 of 4 constituents in cigarette smoke
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35.8% (33.4–38.2)
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34.7% (28.2–41.2)
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33.6% (27.6–39.7)
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Aware of 2 of 4 constituents in cigarette smoke
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18.7% (16.7–20.7)
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13.6% (9.8–17.5)
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15.4% (9.3–21.6)
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Aware of 3 of 4 constituents in cigarette smoke
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5.6% (4.6–6.5)
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5.7% (3.0–8.4)
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4.9% (2.7–7.2)
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Aware of 4 of 4 constituents in cigarette smoke
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2.4% (1.7–3.1)
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2.9% (0.8–5.1)
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3.5% (1.4–5.7)
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Knowledge of and Trust for FDA and U.S. Federal Government
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Have you ever heard of the FDA or Food and Drug Administration?
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Yes
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94.6% (93.4–95.8)
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87.5% (83.0–92.0)
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87.1% (83.0–91.2)
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No
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5.4% (4.2–6.6)
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12.5% (8.0–17.0)
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12.9% (8.8–17.0)
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Can the FDA effectively regulate tobacco products?
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Yes
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65.2% (62.6–67.8)
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67.8% (61.3–74.1)
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69.9% (63.9–75.9)
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No
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34.8% (32.2–37.4)
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32.2% (25.8–38.7)
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30.1% (24.1–36.1)
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How much trust do you have in the federal government? M score, 0 = none at all - 4 = a great deal
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2.0 (1.9–2.0)
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2.2 (2.0–2.4)
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3.1 (2.9–3.2)
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