Table 1.
Cessation Component 1 Variables
| Variable | Responses |
|---|---|
| Date of interview | |
| State | Alabama/Arizona/Florida/Vermont |
| Tobacco use in last 30 days | Yes/No/Don’t know |
| Type of tobacco use | Cigarettes/Cigars/Pipe/Chewing/Other |
| Frequency of use | Everyday/some days/not at all/don’t know (quantified for each type of tobacco by uses per day and any-use days in the last 30 days) |
| Cigarette smoking upon waking | Ordinal, range from “within 5 minutes” to “more than 60 minutes” |
| Intention to quit within next 30 days | Yes/No/Don’t know (for each type of tobacco use) |
| Since registering has participant stopped use for ≥24 hours | Yes/No/Don’t know |
| Cessation product/medication use since registering | Yes/No/Don’t know If yes → type |
| Other cessation assistance | Advice/Website/Telephone/Counseling/Self-help/Something else |
| With write-in field to specify | |
| Time spent on phone/web with quitline staff | Ordinal, range from < 1 min. to > 30 min |
| Number of counseling sessions or times visited website | Ordinal, range from 1 to > 5 |
| Satisfaction with services | Ordinal, range from “Very Satisfied” to “Not At All Satisfied” |
| Extent quitline met participant’s needs | Ordinal, range from “Almost all…” to “None…” |
| If seeking help again, will participant contact quitline? | Ordinal, range from “Yes, Definitely” to “No Definitely Not” (write in for “Why Not”) |
| Would recommend quitline to a friend | Ordinal, range from “Yes, Definitely” to “No Definitely Not” (write in for “Why Not”) |
| Does participant go online? | Yes/No/Don’t know |
| Select where participant uses internet | Home/Work/School/Public Library/Community Center / Someone Else’s House / Some Other Place |
| Type of internet access | Telephone/Cable/DSL |
| Frequency of accessing internet | Ordinal, range from “Several Time A Day” to “Less Than Once Per Week” |
| Use of internet-based cessation activities | Social Networking Site/Read Blog/Posted Comments on a Blog/Used Search Engine To Find Information About Cessation |
| Type of telephone services used | Landline/Mobile/Mobile With Internet/Mobile Internet Search Engine Used To Find Information About Cessation |
| Frequency of communication or socialization with friends on a landline/send text messages/talk on mobile phone/instant messages/social networking site messages | Ordinal, range from “Everyday” to “Never” |
| Others who smoke in household | Yes/No/Don’t know |
| Marital Status | Standard Responses |
| Occupational Status | Standard Responses |
| Highest level of education | Standard Responses |
| Race | Standard Responses |