Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the enrolled participants (N=493).
| Characteristics | Participants, n (%)a | |
| Gender | ||
|
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Men | 467 (94.7) |
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Women | 25 (5.1) |
|
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Other | 1 (0.2) |
| Age group (y) | ||
|
|
18-24 | 175 (35.5) |
|
|
25-34 | 259 (52.5) |
|
|
35-44 | 49 (9.9) |
|
|
45-59 | 10 (2) |
| Level of education | ||
|
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High school or technical course | 52 (5.1) |
|
|
Bachelor’s degree | 300 (60.8) |
|
|
Master’s degree | 129 (26.2) |
|
|
Doctorate degree | 11 (2.2) |
|
|
None of the above | 1 (0.2) |
| Occupation | ||
|
|
Student | 130 (26.3) |
|
|
Salaried | 255 (51.7) |
|
|
Business or freelance | 77 (15.6) |
|
|
Unemployed | 31 (6.3) |
| Average number of cigarettes per day | ||
|
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1-5 | 148 (30) |
|
|
6-10 | 201 (40.8) |
|
|
11-15 | 79 (16) |
|
|
>16 | 69 (13.2) |
| Level of motivation | ||
|
|
Highly motivated | 263 (53.4) |
|
|
Moderately motivated | 187 (37.9) |
|
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Low motivation | 38 (7.1) |
|
|
No motivation | 05 (1) |
| English-language ability | ||
|
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Conversational | 88 (17.8) |
|
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Fluent (native) | 114 (23.1) |
|
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Fluent (nonnative) | 199 (40.4) |
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Proficient | 92 (18.7) |
aAll participants had Indian nationality.