Table 2

Participant characteristics

CharacteristicsNumber from interviewed sample
(n=24)
Gender%
 Men1770.8
 Women729.2
Age group (years)
 18–2514.2
 26–451354.2
 46–651041.7
 >6500.0
Attempted to quit in the past
 Yes1979.2%
 No520.8
Smoking status
 Current smoker937.5
 Abstinent1562.5
Duration of quit attempt
 < 1 week14.2
 1–4 weeks625.0
 5–12 weeks28.3
 13–26 weeks00.0
 Abstinent up to 26 weeks1562.5
Education
 Low416.7
 Moderate1770.8
 High312.5
Income
 Low1250.0
 Moderate729.2
 High312.5
 Missing28.3
Occupation*
 Managers28.3
 Professionals312.5
 Technicians and associate professionals416.7
 Clerical support workers416.7
 Service and sales workers312.5
 Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers14.2
 Craft and related trades workers24.2
 Plant and machine operators, and assemblers28.3
 Elementary occupations312.5
 Armed forces occupations00.0
Number of training sessions attended out of 7
 1–200.0
 3–428.3
 5–61458.3
 7833.3
Could attend majority of training session within working hours
 Yes625.0
 No1666.7
 Missing28.3
  • Income categories: individualised net monthly household income,28 divided into three categories based on tertiles.

  • Education categories: low: none completed, primary school and lower secondary education; moderate: middle secondary education; high: upper secondary education and university.

  • *International Standard Classification of Occupations 2008.