Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | Participants (n=21) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 9 |
| Female | 12 |
| Age (years) | |
| 20–29 | 1 |
| 30–39 | 5 |
| 40–49 | 3 |
| 50–59 | 8 |
| 60–69 | 4 |
| Geographical location* | |
| Major cities | 13 |
| Inner regional Australia | 2 |
| Outer regional Australia | 6 |
| Remote Australia | 0 |
| Very remote Australia | 0 |
| Total household income (before tax) (AU$)† | |
| ≤30K | 4 |
| >30–60K | 3 |
| >60–90K | 3 |
| >90–120K | 6 |
| >120K | 4 |
| Experience of assistance | |
| Had never tried to quit before | 2 |
| Had never used assistance to quit | 7 |
| Had previously used assistance to quit | 12 |
| Previous quit attempts | |
| None | 2 |
| <3 | 10 |
| 3–10 | 7 |
| >10 | 2 |
| Recruitment method‡ | |
| Traditional | 12 |
| Social media | 9 |
| Interview format | |
| Face-to-face | 8 |
| Telephone | 13 |
*Classified according to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification Remoteness Area system.
†One participant did not answer the question on income.
‡Traditional: media release, print and online newspaper articles, talk-back radio; social media: Twitter, Facebook.