Table 2:
Characteristics of participants by Quitline Use Status
| NJH QL Users (n = 21) |
Non-usersa (N = 14) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Mean age in years (SD, age range in years) | 51.7 (12.0, 30 – 70) | 47.2 (12.4, 26 – 66) |
| Female, % (n) | 71.4 (15) | 50.0 (7) |
| African American, % (n) | 71.4 (15) | 64.3 (9) |
| Hispanic/Latino, % (n) | 28.6 (6) | 35.7 (5) |
| Used tobacco in the past 30 days, % (n) Cigarettes Cigars Pipes Chew Electronic cigarettes |
85.7 (18)b 14.3 (3) 0.0 (0) 4.8 (1) 11.1(2) |
100.0 (14) 7.1 (1) 7.1 (1) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) |
| Mean number of cigarettes per day (SD, range) | 12.8 (7.5, 4 – 35) | 17.3 (8.6, 5 – 40) |
| Smokes Everyday, % (n) | 83.3 (15) | 100.0 (14) |
| Smokes Some days, % (n) | 14.3 (3) | 0.0 (0) |
| Have tried to quit in the past 12 months, % (n) | 100.0 (18)b | 100.0 (14) |
| Interested in quitting in the next 12 months, % (n) | 100.0 (18)b | 100.0 (14) |
| Ever used quitline service, % (n) | 100.0 (21) | 0.0 (0) |
| Used quitline service in the past 12 months, % (n) | 100.0 (21) | 0.0 (0) |
| Number of calls with the Quitline, % (n) 2 or 3 times 4 or 5 times |
47.6 (10) 52.4 (11) |
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Abbreviations: — = not applicable; SD = standard deviation
Continuous variables: report mean (SD, range); Range = (minimum-maximum); Categorical variables: report column % (n).
“Current cigarette smokers” = smoked at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime and who currently smoke cigarettes
a
Non-quitline users had to be current cigarette smokers.
b
Three participants were excluded from analysis because they had quit smoking at the time of the interview.
Participants resided in the following states: Colorado (5 H/L), Massachusetts (1, AA), Michigan (8; 1 H/L, 7 AA), Nevada (1, AA), Pennsylvania (20; 14 AA, 6 H/L).