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Table 1 Participant demographics by motivation level

From: The forgotten smoker: a qualitative study of attitudes towards smoking, quitting, and tobacco control policies among continuing smokers

Variable

Low motivation (n=12)

High motivation (n=10)

Male % (N)

66.7 (8)

50 (5)

Mean (SD) Age

31.2 (8.5)

30 (12.6)

Ethnicity % White (N)

91.7 (11)

80.0 (8)

Education % GCSE (N)

58.3 (7)

40.0 (4)

Education % Further (N)

41.67 (5)

60.0 (6)

Mean (SD) Cigarettes per day

11.8 (6.0)

14.9 (8.6)

Mean (SD) Motivation score

4.5 (0.5)

6.7 (1.2)*

Mean (SD) FTCD

2.5 (2.1)

4 (2.8)

% (N) Tried to quit before

66.6 (8)

80 (8)

Mean (SD) Length of last quit attempt (months)

13.2 (16.4)

13.1 (17.5)

Quit method % NRT (N)

37.5 (3)

25.0 (2)

Quit method % Cold turkey (N)

62.5 (5)

75.0 (6)

  1. * t (20) = -5.91, p < .01.