Table 1.
Characteristics of October 2018 to December 2020 tobacco cessation app users and 2020 Washington state (WA) tobacco users.
| Characteristic | App users, N=1280 | WA tobacco users | P value | ||||
| Value, n (%) | 95% CI | Value (%)a | 95% CI |
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| Gender | |||||||
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Female | 780 (63.1) | 60.3-65.8 | 42.4 | 39.5-45.4 | <.001 | |
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Male | 441 (35.7) | 33-38.4 | 57.4 | 54.4-60.3 | <.001 | |
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Nonbinary/other | 15 (1.2) | 0.7-2 | N/Ab, c | N/A | N/A | |
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Not reportedd | 44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Age in years | |||||||
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18-24 | 77 (6.5) | 5.2-8 | 11.1 | 9.2-13.2 | <.001 | |
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25-34 | 256 (21.6) | 19.3-24 | 22.8 | 20.2-25.6 | .50 | |
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35-44 | 349 (29.4) | 26.8-32.1 | 19.7 | 17.4-22.2 | <.001 | |
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45-54 | 298 (25.1) | 22.7-27.7 | 16.8 | 14.8-18.9 | <.001 | |
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55-64 | 173 (14.6) | 12.6-16.7 | 16.9 | 14.9-19 | .12 | |
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65 and up | 33 (2.8) | 1.9-3.9 | 12.7 | 10.9-14.6 | <.001 | |
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Not reported | 94 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Educational attainment | |||||||
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Less than high school | 77 (6.3) | 5-7.8 | 12.4 | 10.3-14.8 | <.001 | |
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High school graduate or GEDe | 309 (25.3) | 22.9-27.8 | 32.2 | 29.4-35 | <.001 | |
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Some college | 485 (39.7) | 36.9-42.5 | 40.7 | 37.8-43.7 | .62 | |
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College graduate | 351 (28.7) | 26.2-31.4 | 14.8 | 13-16.6 | <.001 | |
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Not reported | 58 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Household income in US $ | |||||||
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Less than 15,000 | 270 (25.6) | 23-28.3 | 10.2 | 8.6-12.1 | <.001 | |
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15,000-24,999 | 189 (17.9) | 15.6-20.4 | 17.6 | 15.3-20.1 | .86 | |
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25,000-34,999 | 154 (14.6) | 12.5-16.9 | 11.6 | 9.6-13.9 | .05 | |
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35,000-49,999 | 129 (12.2) | 10.3-14.4 | 14.8 | 12.7-17.1 | .09 | |
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50,000-74,999 | 139 (13.2) | 11.2-15.4 | 15.5 | 13.2-18 | .14 | |
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75,000 or more | 174 (16.5) | 14.3-18.9 | 30.3 | 27.4-33.3 | <.001 | |
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Not reported | 225 | N/A | N/A |
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| Ethnicity and race | |||||||
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Hispanic (all races) | 78 (6.4) | 5.1-7.9 | 7.2 | 5.7-9 | .43 | |
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American Indian/Alaska Native (NHf) | 21 (1.7) | 1.1-2.6 | 3.3 | 2.3-4.5 | .02 | |
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Asian (NH) | 35 (2.9) | 2-4 | 5.4 | 3.7-7.4 | .02 | |
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Black (NH) | 35 (2.9) | 2-4 | 5.3 | 3.9-7 | .01 | |
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Multiracial (NH) | 60 (4.9) | 3.8-6.3 | 3.2 | 2.4-4.2 | .02 | |
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Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NH) | 11 (0.9) | 0.5-1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7-2.1 | .37 | |
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White (NH) | 978 (80.3) | 77.9-82.5 | 73.7 | 70.8-76.4 | <.001 | |
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Not reported | 62 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Sexual orientation | |||||||
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Heterosexual | 1069 (87.5) | 85.5-89.3 | 90.8 | 89-92.5 | .01 | |
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LGBQAg | 153 (12.5) | 10.7-14.5 | 9.2 | 7.5-11 | .01 | |
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Not reported | 58 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Mental health (MH) | |||||||
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Less than 14 days of poor MH in the past month | 715 (64.4) | 61.5-67.2 | 74.4 | 71.6-77 | <.001 | |
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14 or more days of poor MH in the past month | 395 (35.6) | 32.8-38.5 | 25.6 | 23-28.4 | <.001 | |
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Not reported | 170 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Pregnancy statush | |||||||
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Currently pregnant, planning pregnancy, or breastfeeding | 42 (6.7) | 4.9-9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Not currently pregnant, planning pregnancy, or breastfeeding | 582 (93.3) | 91-95.1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Not reported | 169 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Health insurance | |||||||
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Employer or union health plan | 412 (34.2) | 31.5-36.9 | 41.6 | 38.6-44.7 | <.001 | |
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Individual or family health plan | 86 (7.1) | 5.7-8.7 | 6.2 | 4.8-7.9 | .41 | |
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Medicaid | 356 (29.5) | 27-32.2 | 18.8 | 16.5-21.3 | <.001 | |
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Medicare | 140 (11.6) | 9.9-13.6 | 15 | 13-17.1 | .01 | |
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None (uninsured) | 147 (12.2) | 10.4-14.2 | 12.5 | 10.5-14.8 | .82 | |
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Other | 31 (2.6) | 1.8-3.6 | 2.6 | 1.8-3.5 | >.99 | |
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TRICARE, Veteran’s Affairs, or military | 34 (2.8) | 2-3.9 | 3.3 | 2.2-4.7 | .58 | |
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Not reported | 74 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| WA geography | |||||||
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Nonrural counties | 861 (70.6) | 67.9-73.1 | 75.1 | 72.7-77.3 | .01 | |
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Rural counties | 359 (29.4) | 26.9-32.1 | 24.9 | 22.7-27.3 | .01 | |
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Not reported | 60 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Products usedi | |||||||
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Cigarettes | 1133 (90.9) | 89.1-92.4 | 70.3 | 67.5-73 | <.001 | |
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E-cigarettej or vapor product | 172 (13.8) | 11.9-15.8 | 31.3 | 28.5-34.2 | <.001 | |
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Smokeless tobacco | 64 (5.1) | 4-6.5 | 16.0 | 13.9-18.2 | <.001 | |
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Multiple (2 or more of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco) | 155 (12.4) | 10.6-14.4 | 15.6 | 13.4-18 | .03 | |
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Multiple (2 or more of any product) | 202 (16.2) | 14.2-18.4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Cigars, cigarillos, and little cigars | 74 (5.9) | 4.7-7.4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Pipe | 20 (1.6) | 1-2.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Other | 32 (2.6) | 1.8-3.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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None selected/not reported | 33 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
aData in this column are from Washington state’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) surveys. Absolute values are not provided.
bN/A: Not available.
cA nonbinary response option for this category was not provided by the BRFSS surveys.
dAll percentages are calculated based on the number of participants who reported data for each category.
eGED: General Educational Development.
fNH: non-Hispanic.
gLGBQA: lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, queer, questioning, or asexual.
hThis question was only asked of the 793 participants who reported a female sex assignment at birth (not displayed).
iParticipants were asked which type(s) of tobacco and/or nicotine products they use, and they could select multiple options; hookah tobacco is not displayed due to low response frequency.
je-cigarette: electronic cigarette.