Table 1.
Characteristics of participants at baseline
| Characteristics |
Total sample |
Proactive telephone counselling |
Self-help brochure |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N =512) | (n =256) | (n =256) | ||
| Age (M, SD) |
42.2 (5.4) |
42.3 (5.9) |
42.0 (5.1) |
.59 |
| Gender (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Female |
52.5 |
51.2 |
53.9 |
.54 |
| Nationality (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Dutch |
97.9 |
97.7 |
98.0 |
.76 |
| Education (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Low |
15.2 |
16.4 |
14.1 |
|
| Medium |
56.6 |
56.3 |
57.0 |
|
| High |
26.2 |
25.4 |
27.0 |
.74 |
| Marital status (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Never married |
12.5 |
12.9 |
12.1 |
|
| Married |
67.6 |
67.6 |
67.6 |
|
| Divorced/separated |
19.1 |
19.1 |
19.1 |
|
| Widowed |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.94 |
| Employment status (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Unemployed |
15.8 |
14.5 |
17.2 |
|
| Casual |
3.5 |
3.9 |
3.1 |
|
| Part time |
37.5 |
35.2 |
39.8 |
|
| Full time |
43.0 |
46.5 |
39.5 |
.38 |
| Cigarettes per day (M, SD) |
16.2 (7.8) |
15.7 (8.0) |
16.8 (7.7) |
.14 |
| Years of smoking (M, SD) |
24.9 (7.7) |
25.1 (7.4) |
24.6 (8.0) |
.43 |
| FTND score (M, SD) |
4.0 (2.4) |
4.0 (2.4) |
4.0 (2.4) |
.81 |
| Ever made a quit attempt (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
95.3 |
95.7 |
94.9 |
.68 |
| Quit attempt in past 12 months (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
36.1 |
38.3 |
34.0 |
.31 |
| Quitting intention (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Within one month |
33.6 |
33.6 |
33.6 |
|
| Within 6 months |
33.0 |
35.2 |
30.9 |
|
| Within 12 months |
23.4 |
20.3 |
26.6 |
|
| Not within 12 months |
9.7 |
10.9 |
8.6 |
.31 |
| Partner smoking (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
33.4 |
30.9 |
35.9 |
.20 |
| Cardiovascular disease |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
1.6 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
.48 |
| Chronic respiratory illness |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
7.8 |
7.0 |
8.6 |
.51 |
| Chronic respiratory illness child (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
14.6 |
14.5 |
14.8 |
.90 |
| Confidence in quitting (0-10) |
6.1 (2.0) |
6.1 (1.9) |
6.1 (2.0) |
.82 |
| Importance of quitting (0-10) | 8.9 (1.6) | 8.9 (1.5) | 8.9 (1.6) | .98 |
Note. FTND, Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence.