Table 3.

Description and comparison by motivation to quit and smoke dependence groups. For dichotomous variables (yes/no), “yes” percentage was reported only.

Variables		Low motivation N (%)	High motivation N (%)	P ∧	Low dependence N (%)	High dependence N (%)	P ∧
Are you aware of the damage caused by smoking?	Yes	299 (98)	284 (98)	0.629	182 (97)	403 (98)	0.208*
What is/are the consequence/s that in the immediate worries you? (Multiple answers)	Wrinkles	46 (15)	55 (19)	0.196	29 (15)	70 (17)	0.604
	Skin spots	64 (21)	39 (13)	0.017	31 (16)	69 (17)	0.904
	Breathlessness	141 (46)	161 (55)	0.020	92 (48)	212 (51)	0.507
	Halitosis or bad breath	65 (21)	64 (22)	0.793	37 (20)	86 (21)	0.702
	Yellow teeth	56 (18)	70 (24)	0.079	38 (20)	86 (21)	0.816
	Yellow fingernails	9 (5)	2 (1)	0.024	5 (4)	5 (2)	0.302*
	Hair loss	4 (2)	8 (4)	0.290	2 (2)	9 (4)	0.514*
	Bad smelling clothes	51 (17)	38 (13)	0.228	21 (11)	60 (15)	0.245
Have you ever stopped smoking due to the warnings? (decision to quit)	Yes	18 (6)	18 (6)	0.885	13 (7)	26 (6)	0.817
Are you or have you been influenced by the health warnings on cigarettes packages (in relation to the daily number of cigarettes smoked)? (Foregoing of cigarettes)	Yes	31 (10)	43 (15)	0.090	28 (15)	44 (11)	0.175
Have you changed your smoking habits due to the warnings (e.g., do not smoking after coffee)? (Foregoing of cigarettes)	Yes	22 (7)	25 (9)	0.515	17 (9)	29 (7)	0.444
°If yes. Have you returned to your previous smoking habits after a short time?	Yes	11 (79)	12 (67)	0.457*	9 (56)	14 (82)	0.141*
Having read the smoking warnings on packages, do you inhale it?	Yes	280 (91)	265 (90)	0.943	162 (85)	386 (94)	0.001
Do you consider it important to report the health warnings about tobacco consumption on cigarette packs?	A lot	63 (21)	90 (31)	0.021	52 (27.5)	97 (24)	0.087
	Enough	95 (31)	68 (23)		52 (27.5)	116 (28)
	Poor	89 (29)	83 (28)		60 (32)	110 (27)
	No	60 (19)	52 (18)		25 (13)	88 (21)
Have the messages communicated that smoking ruins your health? (Thoughts of harm)	Yes	258 (86)	259 (90)	0.150	169 (90)	347 (87)	0.249
Have the messages communicated to you that smoking causes damage to those around you, such as your children or family members? (Thoughts of harm)	Yes	245 (82)	247 (89)	0.019	160 (87)	328 (84)	0.296
Have the health warnings increased the curiosity or the desire to be better informed or to be helped to give up smoking?   (Warning salience)	A lot	18 (6)	24 (8)	0.023	17 (9)	27 (7)	0.070
	Enough	78 (25)	100 (34)		60 (32)	115 (28)
	Poor	125 (41)	111 (38)		80 (42)	158 (38)
	No	86 (28)	58 (20)		33 (17)	111 (27)
Do you think that the light, blue,  gold, and mild cigarettes are less hazardous  than regular cigarettes?	Yes	72 (26)	57 (22)	0.305	52 (31)	79 (22)	0.044
If shocking images were used on cigarette boxes, would they have greater effect than simple warning text currently used?	Yes	178 (78)	183 (84)	0.114	124 (87)	236 (78)	0.018
If your favorite cigarettes brand/company decide to change the look of its cigarette boxes with shocking images on smoking health damage, would you think of changing it?	Yes	71 (37)	73 (41)	0.424	53 (46)	93 (37)	0.095
If you could choose the types of warning labels on cigarette packs, which one do you feel as more effective in helping to stop smoking?	Textual health warning	58 (22)	27 (11)	0.003	22 (14)	62 (18)	0.319
	Graphic health warnings	65 (25)	71 (29)		41 (26)	94 (28)
	Both shocking images with text	137 (53)	149 (60)		97 (61)	184 (54)

^∧ P value chi-square test; *P value Fisher's exact test; °the sample size in these cases is 32; bold: P < 0.05.