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Table 1 Respondent demographics and smoking history

From: Factors motivating smoking cessation: a cross-sectional study in a lower-middle-income country

Variable

N = 330

n (%)/Mean ± SD

Age Groups

18–30 Years

142 (43.0)

31–45 Years

92 (27.9)

46–60 Years

70 (21.2)

  > 60 Years

26 (7.9)

Sex

Male

306 (92.7)

Female

24 (7.3)

Marital Status

Married

190 (57.6)

Unmarried

140 (42.4)

Monthly Family Income

  < Rs. 25,000

164 (49.7)

Rs. 25,000-Rs. 50,000

48 (14.5)

Rs. 50,000-Rs. 75,000

58 (17.6)

  > Rs. 75,000

60 (18.2)

Age at Starting (years)

18.05 ± 3.79

Number of Quit Attempts

1 Attempts

166 (50.3)

2–5 Attempts

105 (31.8)

  > 6 Attempts

59 (17.9)

Cigarettes/day before Quitting

  < 10 Cigarettes

225 (68.2)

  ≥ 10 Cigarettes

105 (31.8)

Age at Quitting (years)

31.37 ± 10.77

Duration of Smoking (years)

13.32 ± 10.55

Time Since Quitting (years)

7.50 ± 8.04