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. 2009 Feb 26;11(3):248–253. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntn029

Table 1.

Frequencies and percentages of smokers’ categories according to the different dependent and independent variables

Item Frequency Percentage
Factors related to salience of warning labels Notice: During last month noticed cigarette pack warning labels (N = 1,878) Yes 1,609 85.7
No 269 14.3
Read: During last month read or looked closely at labels (N = 1,872) Yes 1,439 76.9
No 433 23.1
Factors related to smokers’ responses and perceptions Think harms: Thinking about health risks of smoking because of warning labels (N = 1,874) Yes 1,355 72.3
No 519 27.7
Quit-likely: More likely to quit because of the warning labels (N = 1,875) Yes 1,119 59.7
No 756 40.3
Forego: During last month stopping from having a cigarette when about to smoke one (N = 1,869) Yes 740 39.6
No 1,129 60.4
Avoid: During last month avoid looking at labels (N = 1,854) Yes 354 19.1
No 1,500 80.9
Outcome variables Quit intention: Planning to quit smoking (N = 1,884) Yes 1,045 55.5
No 839 44.5
Stage of change was at least contemplation (N = 1,884) Yes 217 11.5
No 1,667 88.5
Stage of change was preparation (N = 1,884) Yes 101 5.4
No 1,783 94.6
Self-efficacy in successful quitting (N = 1,900) Yes 1,174 61.8
No 726 38.2