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Table 6 Characteristics of smoking history that helped participants quit smoking

From: Prisoners and cigarettes or ‘imprisoned in cigarettes’? What helps prisoners quit smoking?

Characteristics

p-value

Ex-smokers

Smokers

Total

  

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Age when they started smoking

 ≤14

ns

7

(30.45)

54

(59.3)

61

(53.5)

 15-20

ns

11

(47.8)

29

(31.9)

40

(35.1)

 ≥21

.032

5

(21.75)

8

(8.8)

13

(11.4)

Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire

 high dependence (7–10)

ns

6

(26.1)

66

(72.5)

72

(63.15)

 average dependence (4–6)

<.001

13

(56.5)

14

(15.4)

27

(23.7)

 low dependence (0–3)

ns

4

(17.4)

11

(12.1)

15

(13.15)

Smoking habits in prison

 increased

ns

7

(30.4)

32

(35.15)

39

(34.2)

 decreased

.001

14

(60.9)

22

(24.15)

36

(31.6)

 the same

ns

2

(8.7)

37

(40.7)

39

(34.2)

Previous attempts to quit smoking

 no

ns

10

(43.5)

74

(81.3)

84

(73.7)

 yes

.001

13

(56.5)

17

(18.7)

27

(26.3)

  

Mean

S.D.

Mean

S.D.

Mean

S.D.

Cigarettes/day

.006

20.2

8.5

28.5

13.6

26.8

13.1