Table 2.

Members' reasons and perceptions relating to participation by tobacco use status

	% of non-tobacco users reporting (n = 84)	% of tobacco users reporting (n = 73)
Self-reported reasons for participating
I wanted to learn about being healthy	82%	67%
It seemed interesting	61%	51%
I wanted to quit using tobacco	-	66%
I had nothing better to do	16%	15%
Participants' perceptions of reasons for non-participation
They were not interested	69%	81%
Group met at the wrong time	18%	10%
Other reasons	17%	14%

Note: percentages do not total 100 as multiple responses could be selected.