Measured, opportunistic, unexpected and naïve quitting: a qualitative grounded theory study of the process of quitting from the ex-smokers’ perspective

Table 2 Demographic, smoking and quitting characteristics of participants

Characteristic	Participants (n = 37)
Gender
Male	15
Female	22
Age (years)
20–29	4
30–39	6
40–49	9
50–59	11
60–69	7
Geographical location^a
Major cities	25
Inner regional Australia	4
Outer regional Australia	7
Remote Australia	1
Total household income (AU$)^b
≤ 30 K	7
> 30 K–60 K	5
> 60 K–90 K	6
> 90 K–120 K	7
> 120 K	9
Cigarettes per day
< 10 CPD	11
> 10 CPD	26
Use of assistance to quit
Used assistance	11
Unassisted	26
Previous quit attempts
None	3
< 3	16
3–10	11
> 10	7
Previous experience of assistance
Had never tried to quit before	3
Had never used assistance to quit	11
Had previously used assistance to quit	23

^aClassified according to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification Remoteness Area system
^b3 participants did not answer the question on income

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