Experiences of young smokers in quitting smoking in twin cities of Pakistan: a phenomenological study

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Demographic and Smoking Characteristics of Participants

Sr. No.	Age (years)	Occupation	Socio-economic status	Smoking status	Age (smoking initiation)	Smoking duration	Quitting duration	No. of cigarettes used
1	22-25	Student	Lower middle class	Current Smoker	16 years	6 years	N/A	1-20/day
2	26-30	Student	Lower middle class	Current smoker	17 years	9 years	N/A	1-10/day
3	26-30	Unemployed	Lower middle class	Intermittent smoker	21 years	7 years	N/A	On average 1-2 per week, but occasionally smoke more than that
4	22-25	Student	Upper middle class	Current smoker	17 years	8 years	N/A	1-20/day
5	22-25	Employed	Upper middle class	Current smoker	20 years	2 years	N/A	1-10/day
6	31-35	Employed	Upper middle class	Current smoker	22 years	13 years	N/A	15/day
7	22-25	Student	Upper middle class	Intermittent smoker	18 years	4 years	N/A	On average 1-2 per week, but occasionally smoke more than that
8	26-30	Employed	Lower middle class	Successful quitter	17 years	12 years	2 years	N/A
9	31-35	Employed	Lower middle class	Successful quitter	13 years	7 years	15 years	N/A
10	22-25	Student	Upper middle class	Intermittent smoker	17 years	8 years	N/A	On average 1-2 per week, but occasionally smoke more than that
11	26-30	Student	Lower middle class	Intermittent smoker	17 years	9 years	N/A	On average 1-2 per week, but occasionally smoke more than that

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