Table 1.
Baseline Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Smoking Behaviors.
| Variables | n = 72 |
|---|---|
| Socio-demographic | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 35.7 (11.4) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 46 (63.9) |
| Female | 26 (36.1) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Single | 51 (70.8) |
| Married | 14 (19.4) |
| Separated/divorced | 6 (8.4) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| White: British/Irish | 68 (94.5) |
| Other white | 3 (4.2) |
| Employment, n (%) | |
| Part-time | 7 (9.7) |
| Full-time | 40 (55.6) |
| Unemployed | 24 (33.3) |
| Yearly income, n (%) | |
| Between £0–20,000 | 45 (62.5) |
| Between £20,000–100,000 | 26 (36.2) |
| Smoking behaviors | |
| Age first tried smoking, mean (SD) | 14.3 (2.7) |
| Age started smoking regularly, mean (SD) | 16.3 (3.0) |
| Years being regular smoker, mean (SD) | 18.0 (11.4) |
| Frequency of smoking, n (%) | |
| Daily | 63 (87.5) |
| Some days | 8 (11.1) |
| Cigarette per day, median (range) | 15 (2–30) |
| 1–10 (low) | 26 (36.1) |
| 11–20 (moderate) | 39 (54.2) |
| >21 (high) | 6 (8.3) |
| Attempt to quit in past 12 months | |
| Yes | 37 (51.3) |
| No | 34 (47.2) |
| Intention to quit smoking | |
| Yes | 68 (94.4) |
| No | 3 (4.2) |