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. 2015 Aug 11;13(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s12971-015-0050-y

Table 3.

Mean levels of behavioural, belief and motivational factors by Wave 2 quit status (weighted)

Wave 2 quit status
Did not try to quit Tried, unsuccessful Quit successfully
N Mean N Mean N Mean F Test DF p value
Behavioural factors
Cigarettes/day
Mean cig/day 1348 10.08 403 9.52 75 7.65 8.20 2, 32 0.001
Mean no. years smoked
Mean no. years smoked 1379 18.15 406 20.44 76 23.06 2.29 2, 32 0.117
Quit beliefs
Self-efficacy
Mean self-efficacy 1363 2.14 404 2.16 76 2.37 0.72 2, 32 0.496
Motivational factors
Outcome expectancy
Mean 1345 2.86 390 2.97 69 2.85 1.31 2, 32 0.284
Worries about health
Mean 1340 2.18 389 2.17 73 2.30 1.42 2, 32 0.256
Favourable attitude towards cigarette smoking
Mean 1330 3.08 393 2.97 70 2.86 7.05 2, 32 0.003