Table 1.

Demographics of Patients Receiving Care at the Salvation Army Smoking Cessation Clinic*

	N (%)		N (%)
Men	140 (54.5)	Other Smoker in Household	67 (26.1)
Women	113 (44)
Education		Tobacco Products
<8th grade	3 (11.7)	Cigarettes	251 (97.7)
>8th grade	2 (0.1)	Pipe	1 (0.1)
Some High School	18 (7)	Cigar	6 (2.3)
High School Degree	101 (39.3)	Snuff	2 (0.1)
Technical Degree	75 (29.2)	Chew	6 (2.3)
College Degree	41 (15.9)	Major Stressors
Graduate Degree	8 (3.2)	Death	30 (11.7)
Other	3 (1.2)	Loss of relationship	25 (9.2)
Employment		Divorce/Separation	17 (6.6)
Health Care	15 (5.8)	Health	57 (22.2)
Professional	11 (4.3)	Job	28 (10.9)
White Collar	29 (11.3)	Move	19 (7.4)
Blue Collar	67 (26.1)	Legal	17 (6.6)
Homemakers	4 (1.5)	Other	68 (26.5)
Unemployed	55 (21.4)	None	71 (27.7)
Retired	14 (5.4)	Depression
Student	13 (5.1)	>2 wks/yr with sad feelings	108 (42)
Other	49 (19.1)	>2 yrs with sad feelings	90 (35.1)
Ethnicity		Sad most of this year	77 (30)
Native American	9 (3.5)	Treated for depression	117 (45.5)
Asian	0	Motivation
African American	9 (3.5)	None	0
Hispanic	4 (1.6)	Some	45 (17.5)
White	227 (88.0)	Very	205 (79.8)
Other	1 (0.1)	Previous Cessation Techniques
Medical History/Complaints		Abrupt cessation	152 (59.1)
Angina	13 (5.1)	Self-help	55 (21.4)
Asthma	59 (23)	Counseling	30 (11.7)
Cancer	16 (6.2)	Reduction	78 (30.3)
Chest Pain	57 (22.2)	Hypnosis	29 (11.3)
Bronchitis	49 (19.1)	Acupuncture	9 (3.5)
Diabetes	17 (6.6)	Formal program	22 (8.6)
Emphysema	16 (6.2)	Inpatient program	4 (1.6)
Cough/Chest Colds	84 (32.7)	Nicotine gum	93 (36.2)
MI	11 (4.3)	Nicotine patches	153 (59.5)
Morning Cough	133 (52)	Bupropion	80 (31.1)
Other	3 (1.2)	Group therapy	9 (3.5)
		Nicotine nasal spray	6 (2.3)
		Nicotine inhaler	54 (21)

* Data is from January 2005 - March 2009 (N = 257)

^± All patients who used another form of tobacco other than cigarettes also concurrently used cigarettes.