Table 1 Caller characteristics per quitline
From: Smoking Cessation Quitlines in Europe: Matching Services to Callers' Characteristics
| Â | DM | FR | IR | IT | NL | NO | UK | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of respondents | 425 | 619 | 494 | 520 | 493 | 534 | 500 | 3,585 |
Female (%) | 65.8 | 61.1 | 55.3 | 57.3 | 73.4 | 73.0 | 58.5 | 63.4 |
Age (mean, SD) | 46.2 (14.1) | 42.0 (12.5) | 40.3 (12.5) | 42.3 (12.1) | 46.0 (13.3) | 44.5 (13.8) | 42.2 (13.3) | 43.3 (13.2) |
Educational level (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Low | 26.1 | 35.9 | 22.1 | 33.2 | 27.9 | 20.8 | 38.5 | 29.3 |
   Medium | 49.8 | 23.8 | 39.9 | 51.5 | 44.2 | 43.2 | 36.4 | 40.7 |
   High | 24.1 | 40.2 | 38.0 | 15.3 | 27.9 | 36.0 | 25.1 | 30.0 |
Smokes >= 10 cigarettes per day (%) | 91.7 | 91.9 | 89.4 | 94.8 | 92.7 | 86.9 | 92.4 | 91.4 |
Heaviness of Smoking Index score >= 4) (%) | 55.5 | 46.4 | 48.5 | 46.3 | 58.0 | 39.3 | 46.3 | 48.3 |
Action stage of quitting (% yes) | 32.0 | 33.0 | 38.5 | 11.3 | 31.4 | 41.4 | 35.8 | 31.9 |
Did someone refer you to our quitline?(%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Health Professional | 14.1 | 13.6 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 14.0 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 10.7 |
   Self-referral | 75.8 | 68.7 | 76.5 | 81.2 | 75.7 | 63.1 | 66.0 | 72.2 |
   Family/friends/colleagues | 5.9 | 9.4 | 12.8 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 17.6 | 7.0 | 9.9 |
   Other | 4.2 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 15.0 | 7.2 |