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Table 3 Smoking pattern among smokers before law, after passage of the 1st and 2nd smoke-free

From: Impact of a long-term tobacco-free policy at a comprehensive cancer center: a series of cross-sectional surveys

 

Baseline (n = 190)

After 1stlaw (n = 138)

After 2ndlaw (n = 49)

p for trend

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

 

Type of consumption

       

Daily smokers

87.90

(83.3-92.5)

79.0

(72.2-85.8)

75.5

(63.3-87.5)

0.012

Occasional smokers

12.10

(7.5-16.7)

21.0

(14.2-27.8)

24.5

(12.5-36.5)

 

Tobacco dependence

       

Number of cigarettes per day

       

< 10 cigarettes

50.6

(43.5-57.7)

45.9

(37.5-54.2)

40.5

(26.7-54.2)

0.226

10-20 cigarettes

43.8

(36.7-50.8)

40.5

(32.3-48.7)

59.5

(45.7-73.2)

0.710

> 20 cigarettes

5.7

(2.4-8.9)

13.5

(7.8-19.2)

0.0

-

0.827

First cigarette after awaking

       

≤ 30 minutes

3.6

(1.1-6.6)

6.0

(2.0-9.9)

39.1

(25.4-52.7)

<0.001

> 30 minutes

96.4

(93.7-99.0)

82.6

(76.3-88.9)

60.9

(47.2-74.5)

 

Willingness to quit

       

Concerned about tobacco use effects

       

On their own health

69.7

(63.2-76.2)

71.7

(64.2-79.2)

62.5

(48.9-76.0)

0.594

On others health

66.0

(59.3-72.7)

46.2

(37.9-54.5)

48.9

(34.9-62.9)

0.002

Previous quit attempts in the last year

       

Yes

57.4

(50.4-64.4)

56.5

(48.2-64.7)

72.3

(59.7-84.5)

0.163

Readiness to quit

       

Yes

60.3

(56.1-69.8)

28.20

(20.8-35.7)

11.5

(2.2-19.7)

<0.001

Readiness to fix a data to quit

       

Yes

36.5

(29.65-43.3)

31.40

(23.3-38.7)

20.4

(12.1-35.6)

0.036

Consulted a professional to quit

       

Yes

10.1

(5.7-14.3)

40.7

(32.8-49.2)

65.3

(56.4-82.2)

<0.001

Refrain from smoking in working hours

       

Yes

14.1

(9.15-19.0)

28.6

(21.1-36.1)

34.0

(20.7-47.3)

0.001