Table 1.

Summary of baseline characteristics of participants within the mixed methods study, Ireland (N=52)

Personal and smoking characteristics	Categories	n	%
Gender	Male	7	13.5
	Female	45	86.5
Age (years)	18–34	7	13.5
	35–54	34	65.4
	≥55	11	21.2
Education level	Tertiary	21	40.4
	Secondary	28	53.8
	Primary	3	5.8
Employment	Full-time	27	51.9
	Part-time	11	21.2
	Caring	8	15.4
	Retired	2	3.8
	Unable to work	2	3.8
	Student	1	1.9
	Unemployed	1	1.9
Children aged <18 years at home	Yes	24	46.2
Previous quit attempt	Yes	50	96.2
Previous use of smoking cessation aids	Yes	16	30.8
Current cigarettes per day	≤10	8	15.4
	11–20	28	53.8
	21–30	13	25.0
	≥31	3	5.8
Fagerström nicotine dependence score	Low	6	11.5
	Low to moderate	9	17.3
	Moderate	25	48.1
	High	12	23.1
Determination to quit	Extremely determined	28	53.8
	Very determined	18	34.6
	Quite determined	6	11.5
Smoking abstinence self-efficacy score	Mean	14.4
	Range	5–24

Refer to methods for justification and supporting references. Determination to quit was measured by the Motivation to Stop Smoking scale27.