Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of randomized participants, n (%)a
| Intervention (n = 110) | Control (n = 116) | ||
| Mean (SD) age, years | 27.5 (9.5) | 26.6 (7.8) | |
| Female | 58 (52.7) | 49 (42.2) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| New Zealand European | 55 (50.0) | 63 (54.3) | |
| Maori | 24 (21.8) | 30 (25.9) | |
| Pacific | 12 (10.9) | 5 (4.3) | |
| Asian | 10 (9.1) | 13 (11.2) | |
| Other | 6 (5.5) | 5 (4.3) | |
| Missing | 3 (2.7) | 0 (0) | |
| Total income in previous 12 months | |||
| Less than NZ$30,000 | 53 (48.2) | 51 (44.0) | |
| NZ$30,001-60,000 | 35 (31.8) | 40 (34.5) | |
| Over NZ$60,000 | 7 (6.4) | 12 (10.3) | |
| Don’t wish to answer | 15 (13.6) | 13 (11.2) | |
| How soon after waking do you smoke? | |||
| Within 5 minutes | 26 (23.6) | 27 (23.3) | |
| 6-30 minutes | 45 (40.9) | 52 (44.8) | |
| 31-60 minutes | 21 (19.1) | 24 (20.7) | |
| After 60 minutes | 18 (16.4) | 13 (11.2) | |
| Have you ever tried to quit smoking but couldn’t? Yes | 102 (92.7) | 104 (89.7) | |
| Do you smoke now because it is really hard to quit? Yes | 75 (68.2) | 82 (70.7) | |
| Have you ever felt addicted to tobacco? Yes | 98 (89.1) | 107 (92.2) | |
| Mean (SD) Hooked on Nicotine Checklist (HONC) score | 7.99 (2.11) | 8.03 (1.68) | |
| Mean (SD) confidence in being able to quit this time % | 62.4 (22.0) | 66.5 (21.8) | |
a Unless otherwise stated.