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. 2007 May 7;2:14. doi: 10.1186/1747-597X-2-14

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and behavioral measures of female smokers and male partners

Females (N = 37) Males (N = 13)
Demographic variables Range mean (SD) range mean (SD)

Age 17–25 20.25 (2.91) 19–44 25.05 (7.22)
Age onset of smoking 9–21 14.6 (1.97) -- --
Duration of smoking (years) 0.5–15 5.3 (4.28) -- --
FNTS 0 – 8 2.5 (1.99) 0–8 4.6 (2.10)
Education completed (year) N (%) N (%)
 Elementary 0 (00%) 0 (00%)
 Junior high/middle school 5 (13%) 0 (00%)
 High school 31 (84%) 11 (85%)
 College 1 (03%) 2 (15%)
Marital Status
 Single 16 (43%) ---
 Married 7 (19%) ---
 Divorced 3 (08%) ---
 Living with significant other 10 (27%) ---
Partner involved in pregnancy
 Yes 36 (97%) ---
 No 1 (03%) ---
Quantity of smoking (average #/day)
 0–9 23 (62%) 2 (15%)
 10–11 6 (16%) 3 (23%)
 >12 8 (22%) 5 (38%)
 Missing 3 (24%)
Change of quantity
 No smoking in the past week 10 (27%) ---
 Reduced quantity 17 (46%) ---
 Same quantity or increased 9 (24%) ---
FNTS score (Nicotine Tolerance)
 0–5 (not dependent) 30 (81%) 5 (38%)
 6–11 (dependent) 4 (19%) 5 (38%)
 Missing 3 (24%)
BDI-II score
 0–13 (minimal) 26 (70%) 10 (77%)
 14–19 (mild) 5 (17%) 2 (15%)
 20–28 (moderate) 3 (08%) 1 (08%)
 >29 (severe) 3 (05%) 0 (00%)
NLF score (authority)
 5–11 (accept) 14 (38%) 3 (23%)
 12–18 (neither) 17 (46%) 8 (62%)
 19–25 (reject) 5 (14%) 1 (08%)