Table A1.
Reasons for study ineligibility | % (n) |
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Number of study eligibility criteria not met | |
Did not meet one eligibility criteria | 74.6 (993) |
Did not meet two eligibility criteria | 16.8 (224) |
Did not meet three eligibility criteria | 7.4 (99) |
Did not meet four or more eligibility criteria | 1.1 (15) |
Reasons for ineligibility | (n = 1,798)a |
Not planning on quitting in the next 30 days | 44.9 (808) |
Age (not between 18 and 25 years old) | 18.1 (326) |
Does not smoke six or more days per week | 10.0 (179) |
Does not smoke four or more cigarettes per day | 9.7 (175) |
Cell phone provider ineligible | 7.9 (142) |
Does not own cell phone | 5.0 (90) |
Do not have unlimited text messaging | 3.1 (56) |
Other | 0.6 (11) |
Unable to receive validation code | 0.4 (8) |
Knows someone else participating in the study | 0.2 (3) |
Note. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
aReasons for ineligibility were not mutually exclusive; therefore, a participant could be ineligible for more than one reason.