Table 2.
Baseline Smoking History, Treatment Utilization, and Cessation Belief Characteristics of Lower Versus Higher Stigma Smokers
| Characteristic | Lower stigma N = 1227 |
Higher stigma N = 1093 |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) or M ± SD (median) | |||
| Smoking history | |||
| Cigs/day | 13.4 ± 9.1 (10) | 13.9 ± 9.3 (12) | .168 |
| Duration | 20.1 ± 13.2 (17) | 20.3 ± 12.9 (17) | .780 |
| Time until first cig (minutes) | |||
| ≤5 | 314 (25.8) | 276 (25.6) | .773 |
| 6–15 | 342 (28.1) | 328 (30.4) | . |
| 16–30 | 185 (15.2) | 157 (14.6) | . |
| 31–60 | 150 (12.3) | 130 (12.1) | . |
| >60 | 227 (18.6) | 187 (17.4) | . |
| Quit attempt (past year) | 595 (49.1) | 655 (60.6) | <.001 |
| Treatment utilization | |||
| Medication (past year) | |||
| Counseling (past year) | |||
| Phone | 21 (1.9) | 33 (3.3) | .032 |
| Group | 7 (0.6) | 5 (0.5) | .723 |
| One-on-one | 17 (1.5) | 20 (2.0) | .369 |
| Any cessation treatment used (past year) | 285 (31.6) | 350 (43.1) | <.001 |
| Cessation beliefs | |||
| Quitting self-efficacy | 4.9 ± 2.8 (7) | 5.1 ± 2.8 (7) | .195 |
| Contemplation Ladder | 5.9 ± 2.8 (7) | 6.7 ± 2.8 (7) | <.001 |