Table 2 Demographic and smoking characteristics of focus group participants (N = 204)
CHARACTERISTIC | NUMBER (%) | CHARACTERISTIC | NUMBER (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | Have you smoked 100 cigarettes? | ||
16-17 | 18 (8.8) | Yes | 186 (91.2) |
18-29 | 186 (91.2) | No | 16 (7.8) |
Total | 204 (100.0) | Missing | 2 (1.0) |
Mean Age | 23 | Total | 204 (100.0) |
Gender | Ethnicity | ||
Female | 85 (39.0) | Aboriginal | 25 (10.4) |
Male | 58 (26.6) | Black/African/Caribbean | 46 (19.1) |
Trans Female | 8 (3.7) | Central Asian | 1 (0.4) |
Trans Male | 15 (6.9) | East/South East Asian | 16 (6.6) |
Two-Spirit | 9 (4.1) | Latin America | 12 (5.0) |
Gender-Queer | 32 (14.7) | Middle Eastern | 7 (2.9) |
Intersex | 1 (0.5) | South Asian | 11 (4.6) |
Othera | 10 (4.6) | White | 115 (47.7) |
Totalb | 218 (100.0) | Other | 8 (3.3) |
Totalb | 241 (100.0) | ||
Sexual orientation | Education | ||
Lesbian | 27 (12.9) | Some high school (currently enrolled) | 25 (12.3) |
Gay | 54 (25.8) | Some high school (not currently enrolled/not completed) | 21 (10.3) |
Bisexual | 57 (27.4) | Completed high school with diploma | 78 (38.2) |
Queer | 51 (24.5) | College degreed | 35 (17.2) |
Transgendered Heterosexual | 5 (2.4) | University degreed | 40 (19.6) |
Pansexual | 10 (4.8) | Graduate degree (Masters or PhD) | 4 (2.0) |
Otherc | 4 (1.9) | Missing | 1 (0.5) |
Totalb | 208 (100.0) | Total | 204 (100.0) |
How soon after waking do you smoke? | Housing | ||
<5 minutes | 25 (12.3) | Living with parent | 59 (25.2) |
6-30 minutes | 50 (24.5) | Rented or owned | 118 (50.4) |
31-60 minutes | 31 (15.2) | Homeless | 12 (5.1) |
>60 minutes | 64 (31.4) | Social Housing | 17 (7.3) |
I don’t smoke | 17 (8.3) | Couch-Surfing | 25 (10.7) |
Missing | 17 (8.3) | University/College Residence | 3 (1.3) |
Total | 204 (100.0) | Totalb | 234 (100.0) |
Currently smoke? | Years lived in Canada | ||
Daily | 113 (55.4) | 0-1 years | 12 (5.9) |
Occasionally | 58 (28.4) | 2-5 years | 17 (8.3) |
Recent quitter | 30 (14.7) | 6-10 years | 12 (5.9) |
Missing | 3 (1.5) | Over 10 years | 163 (79.9) |
Total | 204 (100.0) | Total | 204 (100.0) |
Intend to quit in the next 30 days | City | ||
Yes | 53 (26.0) | Toronto | 156 (76.5) |
No | 32 (15.7) | Ottawa | 43 (21.1) |
Don’t know | 89 (43.6) | Other | 2 (1.0) |
N/A | 13 (6.4) | Missing | 3 (1.5) |
Missing | 17 (8.3) | Total | 204 (100.0) |
Total | 204 (100.0) | ||