Table 2. Smoking status.
Questions | n (%) |
---|---|
How long have you been smoking on a regular basis? (years), mean (SD) | 39.3 (14.9) |
On average, about how many cigarettes a day do you smoke now? mean (SD) | 9.2 (7.3) |
Fagerstrom test Nicotine dependence (heaviness of smoking index) | |
Very low | 4 (36.4) |
Low | 3 (27.3) |
Moderate | 2 (18.2) |
High | 2 (18.2) |
Very high | 0 (0.0) |
Missing | 4 |
Stage of change | |
Are you planning to quit smoking within the next 1 to 6 months? | |
Thinking of quitting smoking within the next month | 7 (46.7) |
Thinking of quitting smoking within the 6 months | 4 (26.7) |
Thinking of quitting smoking at some point, but not within the next 6 months | 4 (26.7) |
Absolutely not thinking of quitting smoking | 0 (0.0) |
Tried to quit* | |
No | 4 (26.7) |
Yes | 11 (73.3) |
Perceive risk of lung cancer | |
How likely do you think it is that you will develop lung cancer in the future? | |
Very low | 0 (0.0) |
Somewhat low | 3 (20.0) |
Moderate | 6 (40.0) |
Somewhat high | 3 (20.0) |
Very high | 3 (20.0) |
Compared to the average person your age, would you say that you are more likely, moderate, or less likely to get lung cancer? | |
Less likely | 2 (13.3) |
Somewhat less likely | 4 (26.7) |
Moderate | 3 (20.0) |
Somewhat likely | 2 (13.3) |
More likely | 4 (26.7) |
*, in the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit?