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. 2025 Jul 11;26:e56. doi: 10.1017/S1463423625100273

Table 2.

Characteristics of smokers

Types of tobacco smoked Cigarettes only N = 537 (87.9%)
Cigarettes and other products N = 49 (8.0%)
Only other types N = 19 (3.1%)
Kind of cigarettes Only factory made N = 381 (66.0%)
Factory made and own rolled N = 122 (21.1%)
Own rolled N = 74 (12.8%)
Vaping or use e-cigarettes Daily use N = 16 (2.7%)
Occasional use N = 35 (8.6%)
Past use (not current) N = 141 (23.7%)
Never used N = 403 (67.7%)
Time from waking to first cigarette <30 minutes N = 453 (83.1%)
>30 minutes N = 92 (16.9%)
Difficulty refraining from smoking in prohibited places Yes 155 (28.5)
No 388 (71.5)
Cigarettes smoked/day Median = 20.0 (IQR = 10.0)
Smoke even if so ill you are in bed most of the day Yes N = 316 (58.1%)
No N = 228 (41.9%)
How important is it for you to quit smoking? Not important N = 19 (3.4)
Slightly/moderately important N = 45 (8.1%)
Important/very important N = 476 (85.2%)
In the past 12 months, were you advised to quit smoking by a GP or other care provider at your GP practice? Never N = 111 (19.6%)
Sometimes N = 178 (31.5%)
Usually N = 130 (23.0%)
Always N = 146 (25.8%)
Did you try to quit smoking? No N = 160 (35.9%)
Yes N = 286 (64.1%)
Last quit attempt <12 months ago N = 290 (51.4%)
>12 months ago N = 230 (40.9%)
Never N = 44 (7.8%)