Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants using the BecomeAnEX.org smoking cessation website (N=1033).
| Demographic variables | n (%) | Mean (SE) | |
| Gender |
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Female | 534 (51.69) |
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Male | 499 (48.31) |
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| Race/ethnicity |
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Non-Hispanic white | 700 (67.76) |
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Non-Hispanic black | 145 (14.04) |
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Hispanic | 150 (14.52) |
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Other | 38 (3.68) |
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| Age, years |
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18-24 | 120 (11.62) |
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25-44 | 531 (51.40) |
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45-64 | 351 (33.98) |
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≥65 | 31 (3.00) |
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| Education |
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Less than high school | 62 (6.00) |
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High school diploma/GED | 240 (23.23) |
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Some College | 483 (46.76) |
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College degree or higher | 248 (24.01) |
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| Smoking variables |
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Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependencea |
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5.22 (0.07) |
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Motivation to quit (0-10) |
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8.48 (0.07) |
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Number of quit attempts in the past year |
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3.06 (0.20) |
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Number of smoking peers (0-5) |
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2.05 (0.05) |
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Has a partner who smokes | 332 (32.14) |
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Household smoking | 581 (56.24) |
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Advised to quit by a health care professional | 847 (82.00) |
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| Health status |
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Excellent | 72 (6.97) |
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Very good | 304 (29.43) |
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Good | 396 (38.33) |
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Fair | 205 (19.85) |
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Poor | 56 (5.42) |
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| Psychological status |
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Baseline sadness (1-6)b |
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3.45 (0.04) |
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Cohen Perceived Stress Scale, baseline |
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7.51 (0.09) |
| Baseline partner support c |
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Positive support |
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11.28 (0.10) |
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Negative support |
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9.00 (0.12) |
| Frequency of use of the Internet |
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Several times a day | 807 (78.12) |
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Approximately once a day | 162 (15.68) |
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<5 days a week | 64 (6.20) |
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a Range of responses for Fagerstrom Test was was 0-10.
b Measured using the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) questionnaire.
c Measured using the 6-item modified Partner Interaction Questionnaire (PIQ).