Table 3.
Socio-demographic characteristics and smoking behaviors of focus group interview participants
| E-cigarettes |
Waterpipe tobacco |
Rolling tobacco |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult (n = 8)1 | Adolescent (n = 7) | Adult (n = 7)2 | Adult (n = 8) | |
| General characteristics | ||||
| Age (y) | 36.9 | 17.4 | 29.1 | 34.3 |
| Level of education | ||||
| Graduated from middle school | 1 (12.5) | 7 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Graduated from high school | 3 (37.5) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (42.9) | 2 (25.0) |
| Graduated from college or higher | 4 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (57.1) | 6 (75.0) |
| Smoking behaviors | ||||
| Smoking-related characteristics | ||||
| Mean age of starting smoking (y) | 16.7 | 13.4 | 17.7 | 17.6 |
| Mean smoking period (y) | 17.1 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 16.3 |
| Combined use (cigarettes + NTTP) | 6 (75.0) | 7 (100.0) | 6 (85.7) | 8 (100.0) |
| Nicotine dependence | ||||
| Low dependence (0-3 points) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (42.8) | 3 (50.0) | 3 (37.5) |
| Medium dependence (4-6 points) | 6 (100.0) | 2 (28.6) | 3 (50.0) | 5 (62.5) |
| High dependence (7 or higher points) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (28.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Tried quitting smoking? | ||||
| No | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (28.6) | 1 (12.5) |
| Yes | 8 (100.0) | 7 (100.0) | 5 (71.4) | 7 (87.5) |
Values are presented person (%).
NTTP, new type of tobacco product; e-cigarettes, electronic cigarettes.
1
Two participants in the adult e-cigarette group smoked e-cigarettes only, and their nicotine dependence was not evaulated.
2
One participant in the waterpipe tobacco group smoked waterpipe tobacco only, and his nicotine dependence was not evaulated.