Table 2.

Perceived pros and cons of smoking and quitting

	Smoking				Quitting
	Pros		Cons		Pros		Cons
	Current HCS	Former HCS	Current HCS	Former HCS	Current HCS	Former HCS	Current HCS	Former HCS
1. Finance	∙		c a	c	p a	p	∙
2. Health	∙		cc	cc	pp	pp	∙	∙
Serious problems and diseases			∙	∙	∙		∙	∙
Minor problems	∙		∙	c	∙	p	∙	∙
Physical fitness			c	c	p	p	∙
Hygiene			∙	∙	∙	∙
General health					p	∙
Appearance			c	∙		∙		∙
3. Intrapersonal Processes	ppp	ppp	∙	c	p	p	ccc	cc
Addiction/Dependence	p	p	∙	c			cc	c
Stress	pp	pp					c	c
Adherence to rules	∙		∙		∙	∙
KillingTime	∙	∙		∙		∙	∙	∙
Miscellaneous	∙	∙			∙	∙
4. Social Environment	p	pp	c	c	∙	∙	∙	c
Children			∙	∙	∙
Social Exclusion	p	pp	c	∙	∙	∙	∙	c
Miscellaneous		∙	∙	∙	∙	∙		∙
5. Physical Environment			c	c	∙	p		∙
Odours			c	c	∙	p		∙
Safety			∙	∙	∙	∙
6. Food and Weight	∙	∙		∙	∙	p	c	c
Other	∙				∙		∙
No Pros or Cons	∙	∙	∙	∙	∙	∙	∙	c

^aThe perceived pros and cons for current and former hard-core smokers. The number of p’s (c’s) represent the percentage of all pros (cons) within a subgroup: (< 10%), p or c (10–30%), pp or cc (30–50%), ppp or ccc (> 50%). Themes in bold represent main themes.