Table 1.
Demographic and smoking characteristics
| Interview (n=21) | Survey (n=163) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex, % (n) | ||
| Male | 52.4 (11) | 41.1 (67) |
| Female | 47.6 (10) | 58.9 (96) |
| Age group, % (n) | ||
| 41–49 | 4.8 (1) | 5.5 (9) |
| 50–59 | 33.3 (7) | 24.5 (40) |
| 60–69 | 52.3 (11) | 33.1 (54) |
| 70–79 | 9.5 (2) | 27.6 (45) |
| 80+ | 0 (0) | 3.1 (5) |
| Marital status, % (n) | ||
| Married/Civil partnership/Cohabiting | 14.3 (3) | 33.7 (55) |
| Single/Divorced/Widowed | 85.7 (18) | 66.3 (108) |
| Ethnicity, % (n) | ||
| White British/Irish/White other | 90.5 (19) | 78.5 (128) |
| Not White | 9.5 (2) | 19.6 (32) |
| Highest level of education, % (n) | ||
| Left school at or before age 15/no formal qualifications | 71.4 (15) | 54.6 (89) |
| CSEs/O‐levels/ONC/BTEC/Other | 19.0 (4) | 23.3 (38) |
| A‐levels/Higher education qualification below degree | 4.8 (1) | 9.2 (15) |
| University degree | 4.8 (1) | 12.9 (21) |
| IMD rank quintile (rank range), % (n) | ||
| Quintile 1 (1–6496) most deprived | 76.2 (16) | 50.9 (83) |
| Quintile 2 (6497–12993) | 14.3 (3) | 26.4 (43) |
| Quintile 3 (12994–19489) | 4.8 (1) | 1.2 (2) |
| Quintile 4 (19490–25986) | 0 (0) | 3.1 (5) |
| Quintile 5 (25987–32482) least deprived | 0 (0) | 0.6 (1) |
| Employment status, % (n) | ||
| Employed full time/Part time/Self employed | 23.8 (5) | 28.8 (47) |
| Unemployed | 14.3 (3) | 8.6 (14) |
| Full‐time homemaker/Carer | 0 (0) | 4.3 (7) |
| Retired | 52.4 (11) | 52.1 (85) |
| Disabled or too ill to work | 9.5 (2) | 5.5 (9) |
| Studying | 0 (0) | 0.6 (1) |
| Smoking status, % (n) | ||
| Current smoker | 42.9 (9) | 27.6 (45) |
| Former smoker | 57.1 (12) | 43.6 (71) |
| Never smoker | 0 (0) | 28.8 (47) |
| Experience of lung cancer, % (n) | ||
| Yes (someone close or prefer not to say who) | 47.6 (10) | 36.9 (60) |
| None | 47.6 (10) | 62.0 (101) |
| Smoking history, range (mean, SD) | ||
| Mean age started smoking daily (≥1 cigarette or roll up) | 6–39 (14.5, 6.5) | 6–40 (16.7, 5.4) |
| Number of times stopped smoking (≥3 months) | 0–6 (1.1, 1.7) | 0–10 (1.1, 1.9) |
| Age stopped smoking (former smokers only) | 38–66 (54.8, 9.2) | 20–82 (50.1, 13.4) |
| Pack years | 6–285 (67.6, 57.5) | 0.5–285 (51.6, 43.5) |
| Quit confidence rating of 10 (current smokers only) | 0–10 (4.4, 4.5) | 0–10 (4.9, 3.5) |
N and % totals may not sum due to missing data.