Table 1

Demographic characteristics of participants (n=57)

Demography characteristics
Age, years, mean (SD)58 (10.8)
 Range40–82
Gender, n (%)
 Male56 (98%)
 Female 1 (2%)
Ethnicity, n (%)
 Malay15 (29.4%)
 Chinese32 (62.7%)
 Indian 4 (7.8%)
Education level, n (%)
 Primary education21 (36.8%)
 Lower secondary19 (33.3%)
 Upper secondary14 (24.6%)
 Tertiary 3 (5.3%)
Fagestrom score, n (%)
 High addiction (8–10) 8 (14.0%)
 Moderate (5–7)14 (24.6%)
 Low to moderate addiction (3–4)20 (35.1%)
 Low addiction (0–2)15 (26.3%)
Marital status, n (%)
 Single10 (17.4%)
 Married43 (75.4%)
 Divorced 3 (0.05%)
 Widowed 1 (0.02%)
Previous attendance at smoking cessation clinics, n (%)
 Yes19 (33.3%)
 No38 (66.6%)