Questions | Answers | Male (n = 107) | Female (n = 27) | Total (n = 134) | P value |
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1.when do you smoke your first cigarette after waking up? | Within 5 min | 29 (27.1%) | 11 (40.7%) | 40 (29.9%) | Fisher exact value = 2.80 P = 0.42 |
6–30 min | 20 (18.7%) | 6 (22.2%) | 26 (19.4%) | ||
31–60 min | 20 (18.7%) | 4 (14.8%) | 24 (17.9%) | ||
After 60 min | 38 (35.5%) | 6 (22.2%) | 44 (32.8%) | ||
2.Do you feel difficult when you are not allowed to smoke in the smoking restricted areas (like temple, library, Cinema hall etc.) | Yes | 32 (29.9%) | 9 (33.3%) | 41 (30.6%) | χ2 = 0.11 P = 0.73 |
No | 75 (70.1%) | 18 (66.7%) | 93 (69.4%) | ||
3.Which cigarette is most difficult for you to quit? | The first one in the morning | 63 (58.9%) | 18 (66.7%) | 81 (60.4%) | χ2 = 0.54 P = 0.46 |
Any other | 44 (41.1%) | 9 (33.3%) | 53 (39.6%) | ||
4. How many cigarettes do you smoke per day? | 10 or less | 90 (84.1%) | 21 (77.8%) | 111 (82.8%) | Fisher exact value = 3.39 P = 0.21 |
11–20 | 17 (15.9%) | 5 (18.5%) | 22 (16.4%) | ||
21–30 | 0(%) | 1 (3.7%) | 1 (0.7%) | ||
5. Do you smoke more frequently during the first hours after waking than during the rest of the day? | Yes | 11 (10.3%) | 6 (22.2%) | 17 (12.7%) | χ2 = 2.77 P = 0.09 |
No | 96 (89.7%) | 21 (77.8%) | 117 (87.3%) | ||
6. Do you smoke even if you are ill and bedridden most of the day? | Yes | 56 (52.3%) | 20 (74.1%) | 76 (56.7%) | χ2 = 4.15 P = 0.04 |
No | 51 (47.7%) | 7 (25.9%) | 58 (43.3%) |