Table 1.
Demographic and smoking characteristics of the sample of non-treatment seeking daily cigarette smokers.
| Full sample n=188 |
|
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 57.4% |
| Female | 42.6% |
| Age (years) | 31.9 ± 10.2 |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 54.1% |
| Black | 30.3% |
| Hispanic | 4.9% |
| Other | 10.8% |
| Education | |
| HS or Less | 46.5% |
| Some college or more | 53.5% |
| Smoking Variables | |
| Cigarettes per day | 17.8 ± 7.6 |
| FTND score | 5.2 ± 2.2 |
| Age of first cigarette (years) | 15.1 ± 3.0 |
| Age of onset of daily smoking (years) |
16.6 ± 3.0 |
| Percent who report ever intentionally trying to quit smoking for one day or more. |
54.6% |
| PRBQ Risk Subscales | |
| Attention/Concentration | 3.4 ± 1.3 |
| Craving | 5.4 ± 1.3 |
| Loss of Enjoyment | 4.8 ± 1.6 |
| Negative Affect | 4.3 ± 1.4 |
| Social Ostracism | 3.7 ± 1.4 |
| Weight Gain | 4.4 ± 1.4 |
| Total Risks | 4.2 ± 1.0 |
| PRBQ Benefit Subscales | |
| Health | 5.9 ± 1.1 |
| General Well-Being | 5.5 ± 1.1 |
| Self-Esteem | 5.4 ± 1.1 |
| Finances | 6.2 ± 1.1 |
| Physical Appeal | 5.5 ± 1.1 |
| Social Approval | 5.6 ± 1.1 |
| Motivation items | |
| Desire to Quit | 4.8 ± 2.6 |
| Expected Success at Quitting | 4.5 ± 2.8 |
| Expected difficulty of remaining abstinent |
7.4 ± 2.2 |
| Confidence in Quitting | 5.6 ± 2.5 |
| Percent reporting complete abstinence as their goal for quitting smoking. |
13.9% |
| Motivation to Quit | 5.6 ± 2.5 |
| Contemplation Ladder | 4.5 ± 2.3 |
Key: HS, high school; FTND, FagerstrÖm Test for Nicotine Dependence; PRBQ, Perceived Risks and Benefits Questionnaire; TAAS, The Thoughts about Abstinence Scale
Note: Response scale for PRBQ: 1=no chance, 7=certain to happen. Response Scale for Contemplation Ladder: 1=No thought of quitting, 5=Think I should quit but not quite ready, 10=Taking action to quit (e.g., setting a quite date).