Table 2.

Characteristics of intervention group participants by willingness to be contacted by the nurse counsellor

Characteristics	Consented (N = 76) n (%)	Declined (N = 93) n (%)	p-value
Mean age (years)	38	35	0.05
Male	38 (50)	49 (53)	0.7
Completed high school or tertiary education	34 (45)	36 (39)	0.4
Employed full or part-time	46 (61)	56 (60)	1.0
English language spoken at home	70 (92)	83 (89)	0.5
'Excellent' or 'Very good' self-reported health status	17 (22)	25 (27)	0.5
Attending regular GP	64 (84)	70 (75)	0.2
Regular smoker (smoked every day)	68 (89)	77 (83)	0.2
Stage of change for smoking cessation
Pre-contemplation	19 (28)	39 (46)	0.003
Contemplation	28 (41)	34 (40)
Preparation	22 (32)	11 (13)
At least one quit attempt in previous 6 months	33 (43)	31 (33)	0.2
At least one quit attempt in previous 12 months	41 (54)	38 (41)	0.09