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. 2015 Jan 14;17(7):784–795. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntu339

Table 2.

Participant Reactions to Warning Labels at Each Follow-Up

Graphic labels Text-only labels
Day 2 (n = 185) Day 4 (n = 184) Day 6 (n = 183) Day 2 (n = 17) Day 4 (n = 17) Day 6 (n = 17)
Exposure to warning labels
 Number of packs used since enrolled M = 2.1 (SD = 1.3) M = 3.6 (SD = 2.1) M = 5.0 (SD = 3.0) M = 2.0 (SD = 0.8) M = 3.1 (SD = 1.9) M = 4.7 (SD = 2.7)
 100% compliance putting stickers on packs 169 (91%) 155 (84%) 129 (70%) 15 (88%) 15 (88%) 14 (82%)
 Ever did not use label or tore it off (%yes) 4 (2%) 5 (2.7%) 3 (1.6%) 1 (5.9%) 1 (5.9%) 1 (5.9%)
 Tried to cover label upnone of the time 151 (82%) 156 (85%) 158 (86%) 15 (88%) 15 (88%) 15 (88%)
 Kept label out of sight none of the time 123 (66%) 134 (73%) 136 (74%) 12 (71%) 13 (77%) 12 (71%)
 Used a case or cover to hide label (%yes) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 2 (12%) 3 (18%) 3 (18%)
Attention to warning labels
 Looked at label when opened packmost/all of the time 121 (65%) 117 (64%) 121 (67%) 2 (12%) 8 (47%) 8 (47%)
 Self-report: recalled what label was about 176 (95%) 182 (99%) 182 (99.5%) 17 (100%) 17 (100%) 17 (100%)
 Coded: any correct recall 158 (85%) 164 (89%) 163 (89%) 7 (41%) 8 (47%) 8 (47%)
 Correct recall for message 66 (36%) 66 (36%) 65 (36%) 7 (41%) 8 (47%) 8 (47%)
 Correct recall for graphic image 130 (70%) 125 (68%) 132 (72%)
 Correct recall for both image and message 38 (21%) 27 (15%) 34 (19%)
Reactions to warning labels
 Label made you think about health risks of smoking (%yes) 146 (79%) 151 (83%) 158 (86%) 10 (59%) 11 (65%) 10 (59%)
 Label made you think about quitting (%yes) 130 (71%) 136 (75%) 133 (73%) 8 (47%) 10 (59%) 11 (65%)
 Label made you think twice about smoking (%yes) 132 (71%) 131 (71%) 128 (70%) 12 (71%) 12 (71%) 11 (65%)
 Label ever stopped you from smoking (%yes) 57 (31%) 65 (36%) 70 (38%) 6 (35%) 6 (35%) 8 (47%)
 Label made you want to smoke more (%yes) 3 (2%) 2 (1%) 5 (3%) 0 (0%) 1 (6%) 1 (6%)

Note. Totals (n) may not equal 100 due to missing data. Percentages are based on the column N.