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. 2022 Oct 4;17:56. doi: 10.1186/s13722-022-00337-y

Table 2.

Women’s smoking characteristics (n = 13)

Pseudonym Age of smoking initiation Cigarettes smoked per day Time to first cigarette
(mins)
Nicotine dependence levela Current smoking vs
pre-pregnancy
Smokers in house-hold
(n)
Household smoking
rulesb
Partner smoking since pregnancy
#1 Nicole 15 11–20 6–30 Moderate Reduced 2 Just outside Reduced
#2 Kate 10  ≤ 10 6–30 Low Reduced 2 Just outside Reduced
#3 Miranda 11  ≥ 31  ≤ 5 High More 1 Some rooms No partner
#4 Amelia 15 21–30 6–30 Moderate Same 2 Just outside Same
#5 Briana 9  ≤ 10 6–30 Low Reduced 1 Just outside No partner
#6 Sarah 13 21–30  ≤ 5 High More 3 Nowhere close No partner
#7 Peta 19 11–20 6–30 Moderate Reduced 1 Nowhere close No partner
#8 Rose 13 11–20 6–30 Moderate Reduced  > 4 Anywhere inside Same
#9 Sofie 13  ≥ 31  ≤ 5 High Reduced 1 Nowhere close Reduced
#10 Sam 15 11–20 31–60 Low Same 2 Just outside No partner
#11 Anna 12  ≤ 10  ≤ 5 Low Reduced 1 Just outside Reduced
#12 Grace 15  ≤ 10 6–30 Low Reduced 2 Some rooms Stopped
#13 Daniela 13 21–30  ≤ 5 High More 2 Just outside Same
Average 13

aAssessed using the Heaviness of Smoking Index, a two-item self-report measure of dependence based on time to first cigarette and number of cigarettes smoked per day [26]

bSome rooms indicates smoking in some but not all rooms in the house; just outside indicates smoking immediately outside the door/window; nowhere close indicates smoking away from the house