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Table 1 Baseline demographic and smoking characteristics of the study population

From: A novel experience-based internet intervention for smoking cessation: feasibility randomised controlled trial

 

Comparator

(n = 43)

Intervention

(n = 44)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Age

 Mean (SD) {Min-Max}

53.6 (15.1) {17–80}

55.1 (12.9) {24–92}

Gender

 Female

23

(53.5)

22

(50.0)

 Male

20

(46.5)

22

(50.0)

Self-rated ability to use the internet

 Excellent

9

(20.9)

10

(22.7)

 Good

15

(34.9)

21

(47.7)

 Fair

16

(37.2)

11

(25.0)

 Poor

3

(7.0)

2

(4.5)

 Bad

0

(0)

0

(0)

Internet use

 At least once a day

26

(60.5)

28

(63.6)

 Several times a week

17

(39.5)

10

(22.7)

 Once a week

0

0

3

(6.8)

 Less than once a week

0

0

3

(6.8)

Ethnicity

 White- English/ Welsh/ Scottish/ Northern Irish/ British

39

(90.7)

41

(93.2)

 White- Any other White background

2

(4.7)

2

(4.5)

 Mixed

1

(2.3)

0

0

 Asian - Pakistani

0

0

1

(2.3)

 Black - Caribbean

1

(2.3)

0

0

Number of cigarettes smoked per day

 10 or less

12

(27.9)

15

(34.1)

 11–20

25

(58.1)

21

(47.7)

 21–30

4

(9.3)

7

(15.9)

 31 or more

2

(4.7)

0

0

 Did not answer

0

0

1

(2.3)

Time from wake up to smoke first cigarette

 After 60 min

8

(18.6)

13

(29.5)

 31–60 min

9

(20.9)

11

(25.0)

 6–30 min

17

(39.5)

15

(34.1)

 Within 5 min

8

(18.6)

4

(9.1)

 Did not answer

1

(2.3)

1

(2.3)

Serious attempt to stop smoking in past 2 weeks

 No

32

(74.4)

27

(61.4)

 Yes

11

(25.6)

16

(36.4)

 Did not answer

0

0

1

(2.3)

Which of the following describes you?

 I don’t want to stop smoking

1

(2.3)

2

(4.5)

 I think I should stop smoking but don’t really want to

9

(20.9)

7

(15.9)

 I want to stop smoking but haven’t thought about when

5

(11.6)

2

(4.5)

 I REALLY want to stop smoking but I don’t know when I will

15

(34.9)

16

(36.4)

 I want to stop smoking and hope to soon

6

(14.0)

6

(13.6)

 I REALLY want to stop smoking and intend to in the next 3 months

2

(4.7)

4

(9.1)

 I REALLY want to stop smoking and intend to in the next month

3

(7.0)

5

(11.4)

 Don’t know

2

(4.6)

2

(4.6)