Table 2.

Themes in first posts to support group by members of StopSmokingCenter.net version 5.0 (November 6, 2004, through May 15, 2007)

		Quit Status
	Totala (n = 2562)	Not Quit (n = 637)	Quit ≤ 1 month (n = 1401)	Quit > 1 month (n = 228)	P Valueb
Theme of First Post	% (n)	% (n)	% (n)	% (n)
Struggling with quitting and seeking support or advice	28.0 (717)	17.4 (111)	34.6 (485)	32.9 (75)	< .001
Responding to another member’s post or comment	17.6 (451)	7.4 (47)	16.8 (236)	32.5 (47)	< .001
Question or comment about cravings or triggers	15.3 (391)	10.2 (65)	19.5 (273)	11.0 (25)	< .001
Question or comment about withdrawal symptoms or postcessation weight gain	16.1 (413)	5.7 (36)	20.7 (290)	23.2 (53)	< .001
Discussing need to quit for own health or the health of others	13.6 (348)	22.1 (141)	12.8 (179)	6.1 (14)	< .001
Sharing a tip or strategy about quitting	6.8 (174)	0.5 (3)	6.5 (91)	20.2 (46)	< .001
Had a slip or relapse	6.2 (158)	5.8 (37)	6.7 (94)	4.8 (11)	.47
Question or comment about nicotine replacement therapy or other quit aid	4.5 (115)	5.2 (33)	3.5 (49)	6.6 (15)	.04
Encouraged to quit by family member or friends	3.7 (95)	5.0 (32)	3.6 (51)	1.8 (4)	.07
Joining in a “stats parade” or “rally cry” to celebrate achievement (eg, number of days smoke free)	1.7 (44)	0 (0)	1.8 (25)	5.3 (12)	< .001
Expressing a desire to quit	1.2 (32)	2.2 (14)	1.3 (18)	0 (0)	.04
Financial motivation to quit	1.1 (29)	2.0 (13)	1.1 (16)	0 (0)	.048
Having technical difficulty with the website	0.7 (19)	0.3 (2)	0.6 (8)	0.4 (1)	.74
Surprised or concerned about how easy the first few days had been	0.2 (6)	0 (0)	0.4 (6)	0 (0)	.16
Told to quit by health care professional	0.2 (6)	0.3 (2)	0.2 (3)	0 (0)	.68

^a Total includes members whose quit status could not be determined.

^b Based on subsample with quit status information available (n = 2266)