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. 2013 Sep 12;8:33. doi: 10.1186/1747-597X-8-33

Table 1.

Reasons for quitting tobacco and cannabis use among online survey respondents (n= 219)

Which have been or could be reasons for you to quit tobacco/cannabis? Multiple answers possible.
n (%) of respondents who checked each reason for quitting tobacco/cannabis
McNemar test
  Tobacco Cannabis χ2 p
Problems with health
145
(66.2)
102
(46.6)
22.33
< 0.001
Decreasing physical fitness
134
(61.2)
77
(35.2)
40.73
< 0.001
Pregnancy/starting a family
87
(39.7)
73
(33.3)
4.97
0.026
Financial reasons
70
(32.0)
57
(26.0)
2.82
0.093
Non-smoking partner
69
(31.5)
43
(19.6)
14.20
< 0.001
Feeling of being dependent/not free
113
(51.6)
79
(36.1)
13.28
< 0.001
Problems with memory or concentration
37
(16.9)
112
(51.1)
62.94
< 0.001
Problems with motivation or achievement
47
(21.5)
113
(51.6)
52.81
< 0.001
Mental health problems
39
(17.8)
100
(45.7)
53.73
< 0.001
Other 21 (9.6) 32 (14.6) 3.45 0.063

McNemar’s χ2 with continuity correction.