Table 2.

Sample Description: Social Support, Behavioral Interventions, Nicotine Dependence and Characteristics of the Last Quit Attempt

Characteristics	Count	Percentage
Relying on support from friends and family	2370	32.4
Using behavioral interventions	610	7.4
Telephone help-line or quit-line	312	3.4
One-on-one counseling	215	2.7
Stop smoking clinic, class, or support group	175	2.3
Internet or web-based program	150	2.0
Nicotine dependence
Night-smoking	989	13.8
Smoking within 30 minutes from awakening	3931	53.6
Heavy smoking (16+ cigarettes per day)	2647	35.6
Smoking status 12 months ago
Daily Smoker	6312	87.4
Occasional Smoker	514	7.4
Nonsmoker	369	5.2
Characteristics of the last quit attempt
Duration of the last quit attempt
Less than 1 day	981	13.3
1–7 days	3938	54.3
8+ days	2276	32.3
Using pharmacological aids	2798	36.0

Note. Percentages are based on the population counts. The total population count is 9,414,928 and the total sample size is 7,195.