Basic (cigarette)

Basic

Product type	Cigarette brand
Owner	Philip Morris USA

Basic is a brand of cigarettes manufactured by Philip Morris, a division of Altria Group.

As of 2005, Basic is the fourth most popular cigarette brand in the United States (following Marlboro, Newport, and Camel)^[1] and the second most popular among white smokers age 26 and older.^[2]

Varieties

Basic comes in several different varieties:

Red (Full Flavor) - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
Gold Pack (Lights) - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
Blue Pack (Ultra Lights) - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
Menthol (Full Flavor) - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
Menthol Gold Pack (Lights) - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
Menthol Silver (Ultra Lights) - Box: Kings & 100s
Non-Filter - Soft: Kings

Notes

↑ "Cigarette Brand Preferences in 2005". National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2007-01-12. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
↑ "Chapter 7. Tobacco Product Brand Preferences". National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2007-01-12. Retrieved 2007-04-20.

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