Table 2.

Thematic framework.

Chart 1: Background Demographic characteristics: age, gender, ethnicity, education, employment and marital status Smoking characteristics: previous quit attempts, current smoking status and tobacco dependence	Chart 5: Negative effects of smoking Awareness of smoking-related health risks Minimizing smoking-related health risks Addiction and need for cessation aids acknowledged Addiction and need for cessation aids denied
Chart 2: Starting to smoke Extrinsic motivation to initiate smoking Intrinsic motivation to initiate smoking	Chart 6: Reasons to stop smoking Intrinsic motivators Health concerns as motivators Extrinsic motivators
Chart 3: Positive appraisal of smoking Enjoyment of smoking Smoking to deal with stress Smoking as friend/shield	Chart 7: Process of quitting Quitting is hard Quitting is easy Quitting as a challenge
Chart 4: Responsibility for past/current smoking Smoking as norm Shifting responsibility Feeling rebellious	Chart 8: Smoking and identity Dislike smoking/smokers Transition in lifestyle Dissociation from smoking/regret at starting to smoke Identity/attitudes not changed