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. 2018 Sep 21;16:192. doi: 10.1186/s12955-018-0997-5

Table 1.

Participants in the Focus Groups, Cognitive Debriefing Interviews (CDIs) and Surveys

Variables Focus Groupsa CDIsb Survey 1
(N = 2020)
Survey 2
(N = 1640)
Sex, n (%)
 Male 109 (47.6) 42 (47.7) 932 (46.1) 792 (48.3)
 Female 120 (52.4) 46 (52.3) 1088 (53.9) 848 (51.7)
Age (years), Mean ± SD 39.7 ± 12.7 45.0 ± 17.4 42.9 ± 16.3
 18–25 years, n (%) 34 (14.8) 27 (30.7) na na
 26–50 years, n (%) 136 (59.4) 34 (38.6) na na
 51–65 years, n (%) 59 (25.8) 26 (29.5) na na
 18–30 years, n (%) na na 560 (27.7) 509 (31.0)
 31–45 years, n (%) na na 636 (31.5) 544 (33.2)
 46+ years, n (%) na na 824 (40.8) 587 (35.8)
Race, n (%)
 Caucasian 1628 (80.6) 1309 (79.9)
 African-American 152 (7.5) 128 (7.8)
 Other 240 (11.9) 203 (12.4)
Education Level, n (%)
 High school and less 68 (29.7) 30 (34.1) 705 (34.9) 634 (38.7)
 Some college and more 142 (62.0) 58 (65.9) 1315 (65.1) 1006 (61.3)
 Other 19 (8.3)
Smoking Status, n (%)
 Adult smoker with no intention to quit 71 (31.0) 22 (25.0) 437 (21.6) 408 (24.9)
 Adult smoker motivated to quit 39 (17.0) 22 (25.0) 461 (22.8) 408 (24.9)
 Adult former smoker 62 (27.1) 22 (25.0) 516 (25.5) 407 (24.8)
 Adult never smoker 57 (24.9) 22 (25.0) 606 (30.0) 417 (25.4)

SD standard deviation

aNine focus groups, conducted in London (n = 3), Birmingham (n = 3), and Glasgow (n = 3); Four focus groups conducted in Rome and in Tokyo; Twelve focus groups, conducted in Atlanta (n = 4), Los Angeles (n = 4) and Philadelphia (n = 4)

bForty CDIs conducted in London (n = 20), Manchester (n = 10), and Glasgow (n = 10); Forty eight CDIs conducted in Atlanta (n = 23) and Los Angeles (n = 25)