Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants (N = 81)
From: Feasibility of a text-messaging smoking cessation program for soldiers in Israel
Sociodemographic characteristics | n (%) or mean ± SD | |
Gender | Female | 19 (23.5) |
Male | 62 (76.5) | |
Age | 18–24, n (%) | 57 (70.4) |
25–49, n (%) | 23 (28.4) | |
+ 50, n (%) | 1 (1.2) | |
Country of birth, n (%)a | Israel | 62 (76.5) |
Not Israel | 18 (22.2) | |
Relationship status, n (%) | Single | 66 (81.5) |
Married | 15 (18.5) | |
Divorced | 0 | |
Education, n (%) | More than a high school education | 25 (30.9) |
Completed high school | 55 (67.9) | |
Less than a high school education | 1 (1.2) | |
Base type | Open, n (%) | 36 (44.4) |
Closed, n (%) | 45 (55.6) | |
Smoking characteristics | n (%) or mean ± SD | |
Daily cigarettes smoked, mean ± SD | 13.0 ± 6.0 | |
Past quit attempts, mean ± SD | 5.3 ± 8.1 | |
Age of smoking initiation (years), mean ± SD | 16.7 ± 2.4 | |
Time of first daily cigarette, n (%) | Within 5 min | 6 (7.4) |
5–30 min | 24 (29.6) | |
31–60 min | 37 (45.7) | |
Over 60 min | 14 (17.3) | |
Presence of one or more smokers in household, n (%) | 44 (54.3) | |
Days until chosen quit date, mean ± SD | 10.5 ± 4.8 | |
Mobile phone usage | Owns a smartphone, n (%) | 81 (100) |
Number of texts sent per week, mean ± SD | 99.8 ± 209.0 | |