Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics for Sociodemographic and Smoking and Quitting Behavior Characteristics
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 46.0 (15.96) |
| Age, % (n) | |
| 16–24 | 11.1 (225) |
| 25–34 | 15.6 (315) |
| 35–44 | 20.6 (415) |
| 45–54 | 20.6 (415) |
| 55–64 | 17.8 (360) |
| ≥65 | 14.3 (288) |
| Sex, % female (n) | 54.5 (1100) |
| Social grade, % (n) | |
| AB | 12.9 (260) |
| C1 | 23.0 (465) |
| C2 | 21.7 (438) |
| D | 17.3 (349) |
| E | 25.1 (506) |
| Smoking and quitting behavior characteristics | |
| Spontaneous quit attempt, % (n) | 49.0 (988) |
| Quit attempt made without cutting down first, % (n) | 48.9 (986) |
| Time since start of most recent quit attempt, % (n) | |
| Last week | 8.6 (174) |
| Between a week and a month | 20.4 (412) |
| 1–2 months | 20.5 (413) |
| 2–3 months | 19.1 (386) |
| 3–6 months | 31.4 (633) |
| Number of quit attempts in past 6 months, % (n) | |
| One | 69.5 (1403) |
| Two | 21.3 (429) |
| Three or more | 9.2 (186) |
| Strength of urges, % (n) | |
| None | 7.6 (154) |
| Slight | 13.5 (272) |
| Moderate | 46.8 (944) |
| Strong | 23.2 (468) |
| Very strong | 6.7 (135) |
| Extremely strong | 2.2 (45) |
| Daily cigarette consumption, mean (SD) | 13.1 (8.89) |
| Use of evidence-based aids during quit attempt, % yes (n) | 58.4 (1178) |