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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nurs Clin North Am. 2011 Nov 21;47(1):31–43. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2011.10.008

Table 2.

Focus group interview guide sample questions

  1. Tell us about your county and community. What are some of the things that you like most about living where you do?

  2. Please describe your first experience with tobacco.

    • What were your feelings about tobacco then, and now?

    • How might your past or present experiences with tobacco be different than those of people who do not live where you do?

  3. Please tell us about a time a time when you tried to quit using tobacco.

    • What people helped you the most in deciding to quit?

    • What words did they use to help you?

  4. Tell us things that you think would help people to make a decision to quit using tobacco in your county.

    • Which of those things were most important to you to when you decided that you wanted to quit?

    • If your best friend were using tobacco, how would you go about encouraging them to quit? What words would you use?