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. 1998 Jan;88(1):100–103. doi: 10.2105/ajph.88.1.100

A Voluntary Smokers' Registry: Characteristics of joiners and non-joiners in the Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation (COMMIT).

B Thompson 1, L E Rich 1, W R Lynn 1, R Shields 1, D K Corle 1
PMCID: PMC1508413  PMID: 9584012

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This paper examines differences between joiners and nonjoiners of a voluntary smokers' registry. METHODS: A baseline prevalence survey was used to identify characteristics of smokers who joined or did not join a smokers' registry. RESULTS: Communities varied significantly in registry enrollment rates. Heavy-smoking joiners expressed more desire to quit, were more likely to live with nonsmokers, and were older than nonjoiners. Light-to-moderate joiners smoked more, were more addicted to cigarettes, and expressed more desire to quit than nonjoiners. CONCLUSIONS: Few baseline characteristics differentiated joiners from nonjoiners. Nonjoiners were significantly more likely to achieve cessation than joiners.

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