Stages of change of the readiness to quit smoking among a random sample of minority Arab -male smokers in Israel

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of current smokers (N = 735)

		Total sample
	N	%
Age
18-25	204	27.83
26-35	178	24.28
36-45	149	20.33
46-64	202	27.56
Marital status
Unmarried	269	36.65
Married	465	63.35
Socio-economic position
Education level
Less than high school	163	22.39
High school	443	60.85
More than high school	122	16.76
Primary source of income
Social allowances/other	113	16.14
Work	587	83.86
Employment status
Unemployed or part time	195	26.71
Full time employment	535	73.29
Health status
Chronic disease
Yes	227	30.88
No	508	69.12
Anxiety¹ (mean (SD) range)	733	16.03 (4.35) 5-39
Psychosocial factors
Stressful life events¹ (mean (SD) range)	735	0.79 (1.29) 0-9
Social support¹ (mean (SD) range)	735	3.66 (0.97) 1-5
Smoking-related variables
Age at smoking initiation
≤15 years old	133	18.29
16-18 years	365	50.21
≥19 years old	229	31.50
Duration of smoking
≥21 years	238	36.56
11-20 years	155	23.81
6-10 years	133	20.43
5 years or less	125	19.20
Number of cigarettes per day
≥31 cigarettes	75	11.42
21-30 cigarettes	171	26.03
11-20 cigarettes	260	39.73
≤10 cigarettes	150	22.83
Number of previous attempts to quit
Never	434	60.78
Once or twice	158	22.13
Three times or more	122	17.09
Nicotine dependence score (FTND)¹ (mean (SD) and range)	672	4.17 (2.61) 0-10
Parents smoking
Yes	396	45.30
No	328	54.70
Number of smokers at home
Two or more	285	39.80
One	230	32.12
None	201	28.07
Smokes indoors
Yes	492	67.58
No	236	32.42
Knowledge about the smoking hazards¹ (mean (SD) range)	735	2.45 (0.89) 0-3
Attitudes towards smoking prevention and cessation¹ (mean (SD) range)	735	2.19 (1.03) 0-3
Physician advice to quit smoking
No	444	60.57
Yes	289	39.43

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