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Table 2 Participant characteristics

From: “It’s my business, it’s my body, it’s my money”: experiences of smokers who are not planning to quit in the next 30 days and their views about treatment options

Characteristic

Participants n = 32

N (%)/Mean (SD)

Demographics

 

Age

43.2 (18.1)

Women

14 (44 %)

Caucasian/White

22 (73 %)

Less than a university level education

16 (53 %)

Employment

 

Employed full or part-time

10 (31 %)

Unemployed

9 (28 %)

Student

7 (22 %)

Retired

4 (13 %)

Homemaker

1 (3 %)

Unable to work due to disability or long-term illness

1 (3 %)

Smoking characteristics

 

Years smoked

23.8 (16.4)

Smoke within 30 min of waking

17 (53 %)

Previous quit attempt longer than 24 h

16 (50 %)