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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Abuse Treat. 2016 Nov 10;73:40–46. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2016.11.002

Table 2. Smoking-related measures, tobacco and anti-tobacco advertising for smokers and quitters.

Smokers (N=631) Quitters (N=52) Total (N=683) p-value
Smoking-related measures
Having a smoking partner 151 (24.0%) 7 (13.5%) 158 (23.2%) 0.084
Age began smoking 15.2 (4.48) 14.9 (4.04) 15.1 (4.44) 0.738
Reasons affecting smoking/quitting
Treatment program requirements 0.550
   Not at all/a little 516 (82.2%) 41 (78.9%) 557 (81.9%)
   Somewhat/a lot 112 (17.8%) 11 (21.2%) 123 (18.1%)
Cost of a pack of cigarettes 0.490
   Not at all/a little 369 (58.8%) 28 (53.9%) 397 (58.4%)
   Somewhat/a lot 259 (41.2%) 24 (46.2%) 283 (41.6%)
Health concerns <.001
   Not at all/a little 293 (46.7%) 8 (15.4%) 301 (44.3%)
   Somewhat/a lot 335 (53.3%) 44 (84.6%) 379 (55.7%)
Family pressure/encouragement/being a good role model 0.151
   Not at all/a little 413 (65.7%) 29 (55.8%) 442 (64.9%)
   Somewhat/a lot 216 (34.3%) 23 (44.2%) 239 (35.1%)
Warning labels on cigarette packages 0.561
   Not at all/a little 511 (81.4%) 44 (84.6%) 555 (81.6%)
   Somewhat/a lot 117 (18.6%) 8 (15.5%) 125 (18.4%)
Used cessation products
Used any NRT1 product 319 (51.0%) 25 (49.0%) 344 (50.9%) 0.781
Used any oral medication 74 (12.2%) 7 (13.7%) 81 (12.3%) 0.745
Used e-cigarettes/vape pens 282 (45.9%) 24 (47.1%) 306 (46.0%) 0.876
Advertising receptivity 0.485
 High receptivity 394 (62.4%) 35 (67.3%) 429 (62.8%)
 Moderate/Low receptivity 237 (37.6%) 17 (32.7%) 254 (37.2%)
Anti-tobacco message awareness 0.271
 Daily 74 (11.7%) 7 (13.5%) 81 (11.9%)
 Weekly 123 (19.5%) 7 (13.5%) 130 (19.0%)
 Less than once a week 118 (18.7%) 15 (28.8%) 133 (19.5%)
 Not at all 316 (50.1%) 23 (44.2%) 339 (49.6%)
Health risk perception 62.2 (20.44) 69.7 (21.10) 62.8 (20.57) 0.011
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NRT refers to nicotine replacement therapy