Table 1 Changes in QUITPLAN Helpline participant characteristics (N = 1828)
From: Seizing an opportunity: increasing use of cessation services following a tobacco tax increase
Characteristic | June–August 2012 (n = 696) | June–August 2013 (n = 1,132) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | ||
Gender | 0.644 | ||||
Male | 274 | 39.4 | 458 | 40.5 | |
Female | 422 | 60.6 | 674 | 59.5 | |
Race | 0.164 | ||||
White | 545 | 80.6 | 940 | 85.2 | |
Black or African American | 75 | 11.1 | 95 | 8.6 | |
Asian | 8 | 1.2 | 11 | 1.0 | |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 2.4 | 24 | 2.2 | |
Other | 7 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.4 | |
Multiple races | 23 | 3.4 | 28 | 2.5 | |
Ethnicity | 0.938 | ||||
Hispanic/Latino | 25 | 3.6 | 40 | 3.5 | |
Non-Hispanic | 667 | 96.4 | 1089 | 96.5 | |
Sexual orientation | 0.166 | ||||
Heterosexual or Straight | 644 | 92.7 | 1076 | 95.1 | |
Gay or Lesbian | 24 | 3.5 | 28 | 2.5 | |
Bisexual | 20 | 2.9 | 19 | 1.7 | |
Other | 7 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.7 | |
Received counseling/treatment/medication for mental health in past 12 months | 0.040 | ||||
No | 433 | 62.6 | 759 | 67.3 | |
Yes | 259 | 37.4 | 369 | 32.7 | |
Education | 0.932 | ||||
Less than grade 9 | 10 | 1.4 | 15 | 1.3 | |
Grade 9 to 11, no diploma | 56 | 8.1 | 101 | 8.9 | |
GED | 50 | 7.2 | 77 | 6.8 | |
High school diploma | 185 | 26.6 | 294 | 26.0 | |
Some college or university (includes some tech/trade school) | 255 | 36.7 | 399 | 35.3 | |
College or university degree (including graduate degrees) | 139 | 20.0 | 244 | 21.6 | |
Employment | 0.236 | ||||
Full-time | 191 | 27.6 | 348 | 30.9 | |
Part-time | 100 | 14.5 | 172 | 15.2 | |
Not working for pay/other | 400 | 57.9 | 608 | 53.9 | |
Insurance | 0.000 | ||||
Uninsured | 358 | 51.7 | 591 | 52.7 | |
Medicaid (includes Medical Assistance and Prepaid Medical Assistance Program) | 109 | 15.7 | 93 | 8.3 | |
Medicare | 137 | 19.8 | 280 | 25.0 | |
Private | 42 | 6.1 | 91 | 8.1 | |
Other government (General Assistance or MinnesotaCare) | 26 | 3.8 | 22 | 2.0 | |
Other – unknown | 21 | 3.0 | 44 | 3.9 | |
Region | 0.060 | ||||
Minneapolis/St. Paul | 280 | 40.3 | 394 | 34.8 | |
Suburban (7-county metro excluding Mpls/St. Paul) | 86 | 12.4 | 148 | 13.1 | |
Rest of state | 329 | 47.3 | 590 | 52.1 | |
Pregnancy | 0.822 | ||||
Yes | 6 | 1.4 | 7 | 1.0 | |
Possibly | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.6 | |
No | 414 | 98.1 | 663 | 98.4 | |
Tobacco type | 0.144 | ||||
Cigarettes (only) | 644 | 93.7 | 1065 | 95.2 | |
Cigarettes and other tobacco products | 20 | 2.9 | 33 | 2.9 | |
Other tobacco products (only) | 23 | 3.3 | 21 | 1.9 | |
e-Cigarette use at intake | 0.563 | ||||
No | 668 | 96.0 | 1080 | 95.4 | |
Yes | 28 | 4.0 | 52 | 4.6 | |
Cigarettes per day | 0.560 | ||||
Less than 10 | 72 | 11.1 | 104 | 9.6 | |
10 to 20 | 431 | 66.5 | 725 | 66.9 | |
21 or more | 145 | 22.4 | 255 | 23.5 | |
Menthol cigarette user | 0.240 | ||||
No | 489 | 73.6 | 836 | 76.1 | |
Yes | 175 | 26.4 | 262 | 23.9 | |
Time to first cigarette | 0.908 | ||||
Within 5 minutes | 322 | 50.0 | 542 | 50.0 | |
6–30 minutes | 213 | 33.1 | 371 | 34.3 | |
31–60 minutes | 62 | 9.6 | 96 | 8.9 | |
More than 60 minutes | 47 | 7.3 | 74 | 6.8 | |
Intend to quit tobacco in next 30 days | 0.570 | ||||
No | 17 | 2.5 | 33 | 3.0 | |
Yes; intend to quit in next 30 days or already quit | 658 | 97.5 | 1076 | 97.0 | |
Quit status at intake | 0.054 | ||||
No; currently using tobacco at intake | 670 | 96.3 | 1107 | 97.8 | |
Yes; quit at intake | 26 | 3.7 | 25 | 2.2 | |
Quit confidence at intake | 0.114 | ||||
Low (1–5) | 153 | 29.1 | 235 | 25.9 | |
Medium (6–8) | 290 | 55.2 | 551 | 60.8 | |
High (9–10) | 82 | 15.6 | 120 | 13.2 | |
Participant set a quit date during intake call | 0.568 | ||||
No | 425 | 61.1 | 676 | 59.7 | |
Yes | 271 | 38.9 | 456 | 40.3 | |
Medical screen | 0.000 | ||||
Passed screen; no MD consent needed | 590 | 85.4 | 1028 | 91.3 | |
Failed screen; MD consent needed | 101 | 14.6 | 98 | 8.7 | |
Average age (stddev) | 44.5 (13.6) | 46.0 (14.1) | 0.035 | ||