Table 1.
Survey items | Response categories |
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Willingness to undergo genetic testing | |
If your doctor had a genetic test that could tell you the best medication to help you quit smoking, would you want your doctor to test you and give you a recommendation based on the information in your genes? |
Yes/maybe/no/don't know |
Intention to quit | |
Are you seriously thinking of quitting smoking? | Yes/no/don't know/NA |
Nicotine dependence | |
How soon after you wake up in the morning do you smoke your first cigarette? | Within 5 min after you wake up/between 6 and 30 min/between 31 and 60 min/after 60 min |
Prior pharmacotherapy use | |
Have you ever used any smoking cessation medication to help you quit smoking? | Yes/no/don't know/NA |
Importance of each of the following influences on a person's ability to quit smoking | |
Would you say using medications or smoking cessation counseling is | Very important/somewhat important/not very mportant/not at all important/dont know/NA |
Would you say willpower is | Very important/somewhat important/not very mportant/not at all important/don't know/NA |
Would you say having God's help is | Very important/somewhat important/not very mportant/not at all important/don't know/NA |
Would you say having friends or family who support the attempt to quit is | Very important/somewhat important/not very mportant/not at all important/don't know/NA |
Worry about misuse of genetic information by insurance companies | |
Are you worried that once a person is identified as having a certain gene, the information will be used in some way by insurance companies to make it hard for a person to get health insurance or make them pay more for health insurance? |
Yes/no/don't know/NA |
Insurance coverage | |
Do you have any kind of healthcare coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicare? |
Yes/no/don't know/NA |
HMO: Health Maintenance Organization; NA: Not applicable.