Understanding American Indian tribal college student knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors surrounding alternative tobacco products

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Table 1. Focus group grand tour questions.

Topic	Sample Questions
Initial Questions for all Participants	What comes to mind when you hear the term “alternative tobacco products”?
	Do you think the use of these products are more or less common among American Indians than among other people?
Questions for Smokers	Have you ever thought about using alternative tobacco products instead of cigarettes? What about in addition to cigarettes?
	Have you ever heard about using alternative tobacco products to help you quit smoking? Have you ever thought about that?
	Have you ever tried to quit smoking? What did you try?
Questions for AT Users	What type(s) of alternative tobacco products do you use?
	When did you start using alternative tobacco products?
	Have you ever smoked? Was this before or after trying alternative tobacco products?
	Have you ever heard about using alternative tobacco products to help you quit smoking? Are you currently using alternative tobacco products to quit smoking?
Questions for Non-Tobacco Users	Have you ever tried any form of tobacco? What kind(s)?
	Did you use tobacco for any length of time? What made you stop?
	If you never started, why do think you never did?
Final Questions for all Participants	Are you aware of what the current laws are in your town for smoking? What about for alternative tobacco product use?
	Do you think there is a need for programs to help American Indians stop using alternative tobacco products? Why or why not?

Table 2. Focus group demographics.

	Smokers N(%)	ENDs Users N(%)	Polytobacco Users N(%)	Never Users N(%)	Total N
Gender
Female	1 (1.9)	11 (21.2)	10 (19.2)	30 (57.7)	52
Male	8 (15.4)	5 (9.6)	11 (21.2)	28 (53.9)	52
Other	1 (1.0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1
Age: Median	30	19	19	20	20
Year in school
Freshman	4 (8.2)	10 (20.4)	14 (28.6)	21 (42.9)	49
Sophomore	1 (3.6)	3 (10.7)	5 (17.9)	19 (67.9)	28
Junior	2 (14.3)	1 (7.1)	1 (7.1)	10 (71.4)	14
Senior	3 (27.3)	1 (9.1)	1 (9.1)	6 (54.6)	11
Graduate Student	0 (0)	1 (33.3)	0 (0)	2 (66.7)	3
Where did you grow up?*
On a reservation	3 (6.1)	5 (10.2)	11 (22.5)	30 (61.2)	49
On tribal trust land	2 (28.6)	0 (0)	1 (14.3)	4 (57.1)	7
In a rural area (off reservation)	2 (10.0)	3 (15.0)	5 (25.0)	10 (50.0)	20
In an urban area (off reservation)	4 (10.3)	9 (23.1)	8 (20.5)	18 (49.2)	39
In a suburban area (off reservation)	1 (5.0)	6 (30.0)	3 (15.0)	10 (50.0)	20
Other	1 (20.0)	0 (0)	1 (20.0)	3 (60.0)	5
Relationship status
Married or living with a partner	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (100.0)	1
Never married/Divorced, separated, or widowed	7 (7.5)	13 (14.0.)	21 (22.6)	52 (55.9)	93
Other	3 (27.3)	3 (18.8)	0 (0)	5 (45.5)	11
Do you have children?
Yes	5 (55.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)	4 (44.4)	9
No	5 (5.2)	16 (16.7)	21 (21.9)	54 (56.3)	96
Employment status*
Full-time employee	0	0	0	1 (100.0)	1
Part-time employee	5 (27.8)	2 (11.1)	3 (16.7)	8 (44.4)	18
Student	9 (9.4)	15 (15.6)	20 (20.8)	52 (54.2)	96
Unemployed	1 (8.3)	0 (0)	5 (41.7)	6 (50.0)	12
College athlete
Yes	2 (8.7)	1 (4.4)	4 (17.4)	16 (69.6)	23
No	8 (9.8)	15 (18.3)	17 (20.7)	42 (51.2)	82
Tobacco use for traditional purposes
Yes	8 (13.1)	6 (9.8)	12 (19.7)	35 (57.4)	61
No	2 (4.6)	10 (22.7)	9 (20.5)	23 (52.3)	44

* Percent may not add up to 100 due to participant checking more than one response.