Table 1

Baseline data of participants and self-reported quitting method (n=684)

CharacteristicsControl
n (%)
Intervention
n (%)
Total
n (%)
Age (mean (SD)) (years)28.8 (9.8)27.9 (10.2)28.3 (10.0)
Sex
 Female181 (52.9)195 (57.0)376 (55.0)
 Male161 (47.1)147 (43.0)308 (45.0)
Country
 Australia84 (24.6)89 (26.0)173 (25.3)
 Singapore87 (25.4)79 (23.1)166 (24.3)
  UK83 (24.3)88 (25.7)171 (25.0)
  USA88 (25.7)86 (25.1)174 (25.4)
Education
 Graduate level or above188 (55.0)179 (52.3)367 (53.7)
 Less than graduate level154 (45.0)163 (47.7)317 (46.3)
Income level
 Less than US $20  K/year111 (32.5)104 (30.4)215 (31.4)
 US$21– 49  K/y ear168 (49.1)164 (48.0)332 (48.5)
 More than US$50  K/year63 (18.4)74 (21.6)137 (20.0)
Marital status
 Married or de facto100 (29.2)95 (27.8)195 (28.5)
 Others (single, widowed, etc)242 (70.8)247 (72.2)489 (71.5)
Nicotine dependency (Fagerström)
 Very low–low (0–4)163 (47.7)176 (51.5)339 (49.6)
 Medium (5)50 (14.6)44 (12.9)94 (13.7)
 High–very high (6–10)129 (37.7)122 (35.7)251 (36.7)
Selected quitting method
 No treatment used (unassisted)124 (36.3)102 (29.8)226 (33.0)
 Any NRT58 (17.0)53 (15.5)111 (16.2)
 Self-help materials in the app15 (4.4)56 (16.4)71 (10.4)
 Other self- help25 (7.3)32 (9.4)57 (8.3)
 Aversion therapy20 (5.8)21 (6.1)41 (6.0)
 Herbal therapy22 (6.4)19 (5.6)41 (6.0)
 Acupuncture22 (6.4)13 (3.8)35 (5.1)
 Hypnosis10 (2.9)20 (5.8)30 (4.4)
 Varenicline9 (2.6)0 (0)9 (1.3)
 Bupropion0 (0)4 (1.2)4 (0.6)
 Others37 (10.8)22 (6.4)59 (8.6)
  • app, application; NRT, nicotine replacement therapy.