Participation n (%) | p Value* | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Total | ||
Age started smoking | ||||
Mean (SD) years | 15 (4) | 15 (5) | 15 (4) | 0.57 |
Nicotine dependence (HSI) | ||||
Low | 130 (34) | 42 (32) | 172 (33) | |
Moderate | 194 (51) | 68 (52) | 262 (51) | |
High | 60 (16) | 21 (16) | 81 (16) | 0.93 |
Tobacco type smoked | ||||
Pre-rolled cigarettes | 249 (58) | 85 (56) | 334 (57) | |
Roll your own cigarettes | 173 (40) | 65 (42) | 238 (41) | |
Chop chop (low grade loose leaf) | 9 (2) | 3 (2) | 12 (2) | 0.88 |
Smoker identity | ||||
I hate being a smoker | 149 (35) | 44 (29) | 193 (33) | |
I am unhappy about being a smoker | 176 (41) | 62 (41) | 238 (41) | |
I am happy about being a smoker | 26 (6) | 12 (8) | 38 (7) | |
Do not know | 80 (19) | 35 (23) | 115 (20) | 0.43 |
Enjoyment of smoking | ||||
Not at all | 54 (13) | 9 (6) | 63 (11) | |
Not particularly | 141 (33) | 53 (35) | 194 (33) | |
Quite a bit | 138 (32) | 38 (25) | 176 (30) | |
Very much | 57 (14) | 32 (21) | 89 (15) | |
Do not know | 40 (9) | 21 (14) | 61 (10) | 0.01 |
Friends or family who smoke | ||||
None | 35 (8) | 14 (9) | 49 (8) | |
A few or less than half | 122 (28) | 52 (34) | 174 (30) | |
About half | 104 (24) | 42 (27) | 146 (25) | |
Most or all of them | 170 (39) | 45 (29) | 215 (37) | 0.18 |
Quit attempts ever | ||||
Yes | 362 (84) | 125 (82) | 487 (83) | 0.51 |
Quit attempt approach preference | ||||
Stop smoking suddenly | 131 (30) | 57 (37) | 188 (32) | |
Gradual reduction of cigarettes | 261 (61) | 74 (48) | 335 (58) | |
No preference | 39 (9) | 22 (14) | 61 (10) | 0.02 |
Quit self-efficacy | ||||
Not at all sure | 138 (32) | 52 (34) | 190 (33) | |
Slightly sure | 87 (20) | 27 (18) | 114 (20) | |
Moderately sure | 110 (26) | 40 (26) | 150 (26) | |
Very sure | 52 (12) | 22 (14) | 74 (13) | |
Extremely sure | 44 (10) | 12 (8) | 56 (10) | 0.80 |
Quit intention | ||||
Quit in the next 30 days | 83 (19) | 15 (10) | 98 (17) | |
Quit in the next 6 months | 121 (28) | 44 (29) | 165 (28) | |
Quit, but not in next 6 months | 60 (14) | 18 (12) | 78 (13) | |
Never want to quit | 14 (3) | 10 (7) | 24 (4) | |
Do not know | 153 (35) | 66 (43) | 219 (38) | 0.03 |
Motivation to quit | ||||
High | 162 (38) | 37 (24) | 199 (34) | |
Moderate | 181 (42) | 65 (43) | 244 (42) | |
Low | 85 (20) | 50 (33) | 135 (23) | <0.001 |
*χ2 Tests for categorical variables and independent t tests for continuous variables (age started smoking).
HSI, Heaviness of Smoking Index.