Table 2. Past Attempts to Quit, Encouragement to Quit, and Abstinence Expectancies of Current Smokers at Baseline.
| Characteristic | Valuea |
|---|---|
| 24-h Quit attempt | |
| Lifetime | 119 (90.8) |
| Past year | 85 (64.9) |
| Lifetime 24-h quit attempts, median (IQR), No. | 4 (2-7) |
| Past year advice to quit | |
| Any health care professional | 93 (71.0) |
| Physician | 80 (61.1) |
| Co-worker | 20 (15.3) |
| Social worker | 18 (13.7) |
| Nurse | 37 (28.2) |
| Mental health professional | 17 (13.0) |
| Other medical professional | 17 (13.0) |
| Friends | 66 (50.4) |
| Family members | 61 (46.6) |
| Significant others | 19 (14.5) |
| Career counselor or caseworker | 10 (7.6) |
| Employer | 9 (6.9) |
| Work experiences with smokingb | |
| Discriminated against as a smoker | 60 (45.8) |
| Harder to get a job because a smoker | 38 (29.0) |
| Hide smoking | |
| At work | 53 (40.5) |
| At home | 28 (21.4) |
| Quit strategies | |
| Cold turkey | 91 (69.5) |
| Gradual reduction | 56 (42.7) |
| Nicotine replacementc | 36 (27.5) |
| Quit smoking class or programc | 18 (13.8) |
| E-cigarettes | 14 (10.7) |
| Acupuncture | 11 (8.4) |
| Hypnosis | 6 (4.6) |
| Tobacco quitlinec | 5 (3.8) |
| Health professional counselingc | 4 (3.1) |
| Bupropionc | 4 (3.1) |
| Vareniclinec | 2 (1.5) |
| Abstinence expectanciesd | |
| Feel a sense of accomplishment | 79 (60.4) |
| Would be more productive | 54 (41.2) |
| Would be sick less often | 53 (39.4) |
| Have more control over their life | 54 (41.2) |
| Have less trouble finding work | 35 (26.7) |
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.
a
Data are presented as number (percentage) of participants unless otherwise indicated.
b
Percentage who answered somewhat to extremely likely.
c
Evidence-based approach recommended by US Tobacco Treatment Clinical Practice Guidelines.18
d
Percentage who answered agree or strongly agree.