Table 3

Nicotine dependence level and age distribution for the top three motivators that related to the smoking cessation attempts in the previous 12 months among current smokers

Motivators to quit		Feeling unhealthy			For better health			The rise in cigarette prices since October 2010
Nicotine dependence level*		Low†	Medium‡	High§	Low†	Medium‡	High§	Low†	Medium‡	High§
Age
20–29	N	18	7	1	57	37	5	56	58	6
20–29	(%)	(17.3)	(8.0)	(8.3)	(54.8)	(42.0)	(41.7)	(53.8)	(65.9)	(50.0)
30–39	N	22	9	2	64	47	11	63	52	10
30–39	(%)	(17.6)	(9.9)	(10.5)	(51.2)	(51.6)	(57.9)	(50.4)	(57.1)	(52.6)
40–49	N	16	10	1	49	38	16	43	55	16
40–49	(%)	(18.6)	(11.1)	(3.7)	(57.0)	(42.2)	(59.3)	(50.0)	(61.1)	(59.3)
50–59	N	23	7	3	63	48	23	41	41	16
50–59	(%)	(22.8)	(7.4)	(7.7)	(62.4)	(50.5)	(59.0)	(40.6)	(43.2)	(41.0)
60–69	N	3	0	0	11	6	0	4	3	3
60–69	(%)	(13.6)	(0.0)	(0.0)	(50.0)	(66.7)	(0.0)	(18.2)	(33.3)	(50.0)
Total	N	82	33	7	244	176	55	207	209	51
Total	(%)	(18.7)	(8.8)	(6.8)	(55.7)	(47.2)	(53.4)	(47.3)	(56.0)	(49.5)
OR		(reference)	0.42	0.31	(reference)	0.71	0.88	(reference)	1.44	1.24
95% CI		(reference)	0.27 to 0.65	0.14 to 0.71	(reference)	0.54 to 0.94	0.57 to 1.36	(reference)	1.09 to 1.90	0.80 to 1.92
p for trend			<0.001			0.018			0.023

OR and p for trend were calculated by age-adjusted multiple logistic analysis model.
*Nicotine dependence levels were classified according to the Fagerström Test for Cigarette Dependence (FTCD).
†FTCD score=0–3.
‡FTCD score=4–6.
§FTCD score=7–10.