Table 1.

Reasons for not using smoking cessation aids. Factor loadings, frequency distributions and means (SD) for individual items.

	Factor loading		Not at all applicable				Very applicable
	Factor 1	Factor 2	1 (%)	2 (%)	3 (%)	4 (%)	5 (%)	M (SD)
Scale "Social and environmental barriers"								1.85 (0.83)
I did not know where to turn to in order to use the aids.	.408	.127	63.5	7.1	10.2	4.9	11.0	1.89 (1.41)
I was worried what other people would think about me.	.680	-.132	76.9	7.2	7.5	1.6	3.3	1.42 (0.95)
I thought it would take too much time and energy to use the aids.	.525	.062	54.6	11.3	15.6	6.1	9.0	2.00 (1.35)
I did not want to admit to myself that I needed the aids.	.355	.298	44.8	10.1	17.5	8.8	15.1	2.37 (1.51)
I was too proud to use the aids.	.650	.051	67.8	7.9	9.0	4.2	7.4	1.71 (1.26)
It was unpleasant or embarrassing to use the aids.	.795	-.086	72.3	6.4	7.5	3.9	6.0	1.59 (1.18)
I did not feel able to talk to others about my smoking.	.698	-.111	71.1	7.1	7.9	3.8	6.4	1.62 (1.20)
I thought the aids would cost too much.	.389	.222	51.9	8.8	11.8	7.1	16.5	2.25 (1.57)
I did not know that such aids existed.	.414	.096	66.2	6.4	7.1	3.5	12.1	1.83 (1.42)
Scale "SCA unnecessary"								2.92 (0.91)
I believed that the aids would not help me with my attempt to give up or reduce smoking.	.169	.371	37.3	11.2	23.4	8.8	15.7	2.53 (1.48)
I thought I would be able to quit or reduce smoking on my own.	-139	.518	17.9	7.9	15.7	16.0	39.2	3.52 (1.53)
I had the feeling that smoking did not constitute a big problem in my life.	.076	.250	21.9	11.0	26.9	16.7	19.8	3.02 (1.60)
I thought that I did not need these aids.	-.021	.539	29.7	7.9	18.9	13.2	26.9	3.00 (1.42)
I believed that nothing would help me in my attempt to give up or reduce smoking.	.199	.460	34.0	12.3	25.5	9.6	14.0	2.55 (1.43)