Table 2.
Participants’ Characteristics
| N = 983 | % | Mean | SD | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Male | 635 | 61.7 | – | – | – | – |
| Female | 393 | 38.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Non-binary/prefer not to disclose | 2 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Ethnicity | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| White | 998 | 96.9 | – | – | – | – |
| Black/African/Caribbean | 6 | .6 | – | – | – | – |
| Mixed/Multiple ethnic background | 13 | 1.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Asian (incl. n = 1 Other) | 13 | 1.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Countries of origin1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| United Kingdom | 142 | 13.8 | – | – | – | – |
| Ukraine | 145 | 14.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Spain | 94 | 9.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Italy | 90 | 8.7 | – | – | – | – |
| Poland | 61 | 5.9 | – | – | – | – |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 52 | 5.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Germany | 46 | 4.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Romania | 46 | 4.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Other European countries | 278 | 26.96 | ||||
| Occupation | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Routine and manual | 234 | 22.7 | – | – | – | – |
| Intermediate | 257 | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Managerial & professional | 433 | 42 | – | – | – | – |
| Never worked & Long term unemployed | 106 | 10.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Economic activity | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Employed (incl. employed & studying) | 785 | 76.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Unemployed & looking for work | 96 | 9.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Unemployed & studying | 50 | 4.9 | – | – | – | – |
| Retired | 30 | 2.9 | – | – | – | – |
| Never worked &/or long term unemployed (incl. home carer) | 69 | 6.7 | – | – | – | – |
| Highest qualification to date | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Degree (or equivalent) | 321 | 31.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Higher education (below degree level) | 386 | 37.4 | – | – | – | – |
| A-levels or highers | 129 | 12.5 | – | – | – | – |
| ONC or National level BTEC | 22 | 2.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Age | – | – | 37.81 | 10.60 | 18 | 83 |
| Smoking/Vaping status2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Current exclusive smokers | 316 | 30.68 | – | – | – | – |
| Current Dual users | 340 | 33.00 | – | – | – | – |
| Non-smokers/Non-vapers | 327 | 31.75 | – | – | – | – |
| FTCD3 (N = 660) | – | – | 3.81 | 2.45 | 0 | 9 |
| MTSS4 (N = 660) | – | – | 3.44 | 1.55 | 1 | 7 |
1Countries of origin excludes missing data (n = 25) and does not sum to 100% of the sample. Only those with a frequency greater than n = 40 is shown, see Additional file 4: Table S1 for a more detailed list of countries; 2Smoking/Vaping status includes daily and occasional current use, 22 cases were missing; 3FTCD = Fagerström Test for Cigarette Dependence; 4MTSS = Motivation to Stop [Smoking] Scale, both were measured in smokers only