Table 1.
Participant characteristics (N¼970)
| Characteristic | % (n) or M (SD) |
Range |
|---|---|---|
| QL utilization | 66.29% (643) | |
| Continuous cessationa | 18.97% (184) | |
| Interpersonal communication about program |
50.41% (489) | |
| Incentive important for QL connection |
68.66% (666) | |
| Age (in years) | 52.24 (7.71) | 18–75 |
| Sex | 2.06% (20) | |
| Educationb | 3.50 (0.90) | 1–6 |
| Race=ethnicity | ||
| White | 74.74% (725) | |
| Non-White | 25.26% (245) | |
| Years smoked | 30.92 (10.93) | 1–62 |
| Smokes every day | 94.02% (912) | |
| Quit attempt with meds in past | 62.68% (608) | |
| Lives with smoker | 37.63% (365) | |
| Unlikely to contact QL without intervention |
71.96% (698) |
Note. Ranges are not presented for dichotomous measures (0, 1). QL = quitline.
a
This is a measure of 30-day point prevalence abstinence after 7 months from the beginning of the intervention, which is the measure of abstinence recommended by the North American Quitline Consortium.
b
Education ranges from 1 (completed eighth grade or less) to 6 (graduate school).