Table 4.
Student Responses Regarding Barriers to Quitting Relevant to Home and Vehicle Smoking
| Type | Theme | Sample Responses |
|---|---|---|
| Home Smoking (N=18 responses) | Smoke while watching TV, video games, movies at home | I really enjoy smoking while watching movies/shows at home…in my down time when I am relaxing |
| While watching TV or playing video games I feel that I have to smoke | ||
| Other home smokers/visitors who smoke | Everyone who lives in this house smokes in this house | |
| Boyfriend’s family smokes in the house | ||
| My girlfriend smokes and she smokes indoors | ||
| People in my house smoking in my face | ||
| My husband/wife smokes at home | ||
| Smoking is allowed in the home | That I can smoke in my home | |
| My residence has been a smoking environment for over 3 years | ||
| Vehicle (N=29 responses) | Habit – commuting | Habit of smoking in the car on the way to work and school |
| I have long commutes to school and when I am in the car by myself | ||
| I usually only smoke during my drive to and from school or other long distances in the car | ||
| Habit – Other | Just the habit of having one when driving | |
| When I drive is the hardest because that is when I mostly smoke | ||
| Because that is how I started smoking with my friend in her car | ||
| Addiction | I smoked a lot in my car to hide it from others so now I am addicted to smoking while driving | |
| I smoke…whenever I am in the car commuting I constantly smoke…I am so addicted | ||
| Stress reduction | Smoking for me is…stress relief while driving [Smoking in my car] is a stress reliever for me |