Table 1.
Descriptive statistics (n=186)
| Variable | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Sex, count (%) | |
| Male | 103 (56) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 41 years (15 years) |
| Cigarettes per day | |
| 1–10 | 142 (74) |
| 11–20 | 52 (22) |
| 21–30 | 5(3) |
| 31 + | 4 (2) |
| Heavy smoking index (nicotine dependence), mean (SD) |
1.77 (1.43) |
| Nicotine dependence low to moderate (<4) | 163 (88) |
| Nicotine dependence high (> =4) | 23 (12) |
| Smoking-related causal attributiona, mean (SD) | 2.85 (2.08) |
| Perceived illness severityb, mean (SD) | 4.64 (1.67) |
| Event-related fearb, mean (SD) | 4.42 (1.78) |
| Intentions to quit smokingb, mean (SD) | 3.82 (1.68) |
SD standard deviation
a
Measured with one item, using a seven-point scale (1 = strongly disagree, 4 = neither agree nor disagree, and 7 = strongly agree)
b
Measured by three items, using a seven-point scale (see above). Score represents the mean of the scale’s items