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. 2013 Jul 12;3(4):370–378. doi: 10.1007/s13142-013-0230-3

Table 2.

Characteristics of registered smokers

n/N (N = 601) %
Sex
 Female 384 64.0
 Male 216 36.0
Age
 19–34 133 22.1
 35–54 302 50.3
 55–64 132 22.0
 65+ 32 5.3
Race
 White 503 87.6
 African American 54 9.4
 Other 17 3.0
Education
 Less than high school 40 6.7
 High school graduate 166 27.7
 Some college or college graduate 393 65.6
Smoking status
 I am not thinking about quitting 22 3.7
 I am thinking of quitting 457 76.0
 I have set a quit date 66 11.0
 I have already quit 52 8.7
Do you allow smoking in your home?
 No 361 60.1
 Yes 240 39.9
About how many cigarettes do you smoke per day?
 1 pack or less 505 84.0
 Greater than 1 pack 96 16.0
Have you ever visited a smoking cessation website?
 No 539 89.7
 Yes 62 10.3
During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?
 No 271 45.1
 Yes 330 54.9
Do you want to stop smoking cigarettes?
 Not smoking now 28 4.6
 No 30 5.0
 Yes 543 90.4