Table 1.
Sample Characteristics for 2012, 2013, and 2014 (Weighted Data)
| Included measures | Analysis sample (n = 980) |
|---|---|
| 2012 | |
| Sex | |
| Male, % | 50.3 |
| Age | |
| 15–24 years, % | 21.4 |
| 25–39 years, % | 25.2 |
| 40–54 years, % | 30.0 |
| 55 years and older, % | 23.4 |
| Income | |
| Low, % | 44.4 |
| Moderate, % | 31.5 |
| High, % | 24.0 |
| Education | |
| Low, % | 31.8 |
| Moderate, % | 47.3 |
| High, % | 20.9 |
| Heaviness of Smoking Index (HIS), mean (SD)* | 2.36 (1.50) |
| Smoking status | |
| Daily smoker, % | 93.1 |
| Occasional smoker, % | 6.9 |
| Quit attempt made in the last year | |
| Yes, % | 29.3 |
| Attitude toward quitting, mean (SD)** | 3.98 (0.76) |
| Subjective norm about quitting, mean (SD)** | 4.22 (0.79) |
| Perceived behavioral control to quit, mean, (SD)** | 3.26 (0.92) |
| 2013 | |
| Stages of change, % (n) | |
| Not planning to quit | 17.9 (159) |
| Beyond 6 months, | 58.9 (524) |
| Within the next 6 months | 18.6 (165) |
| Within the next month | 4.6 (41) |
| Motivation To Stop Scale (MTSS), % (n) | |
| I don’t want to stop smoking | 18.6 (177) |
| I think I should stop smoking but don’t really want to | 32.6 (311) |
| I want to stop smoking but haven’t thought about when | 17.8 (170) |
| I really want to stop smoking but I don’t know when I will | 16.9 (161) |
| I want to stop smoking and hope to soon | 8.3 (79) |
| I really want to stop smoking and intend to in the next 3 months, | 3.4 (32) |
| I really want to stop smoking and intend to in the next month | 2.4 (23) |
| Likert scale (“Are you planning to quit within the next 6 months?”), % (n) | |
| Very unlikely | 20.3 (195) |
| Unlikely | 24.6 (237) |
| Maybe, maybe not | 39.1 (376) |
| Likely | 8.8 (85) |
| Very likely | 7.2 (69) |
| 2014 | |
| Quit attempt made in the last year | |
| Yes, % | 33.5 |
*On a scale from 0 to 6, **on a scale from 1 to 5.