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. 2022 Oct 17;25(3):541–552. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac241

Table 1.

Quit Attempts Among People Who Smoked 12 Months Ago and Quit Success Among Those Making a Quit Attempt

Variable Categories Quit attempt model Quit success model
Sample size Quit attempts Chi-square Sample Size Quit success Chi-square
% (p value) % (p value)
Overall 16 591 44.2 6865 17.1
Gender Male 8368 42.6 17.83 3324 17.7 1.13
Female 8223 45.8 (2.42 × 10−5) 3541 16.7 (.287)
Age 18–21y 273 57.5 141 25.5
22–25y 692 59.3 373 26.0
26–29y 1058 55.3 544 26.7
30–34y 1602 49.4 728 20.2
35–44y 3100 43.3 1263 17.7
45–64y 7093 41.2 196.01 2765 12.8 104.65
≥65y 2773 40.5 (<2.2 × 10−16) 1051 16.8 (<2.2 × 10−16)
Race White 13 768 43.3 5563 18.2
Black 1772 48.6 827 11.1
Asian 344 47.7 26.75 142 17.6 26.65
Other Races 707 48.9 (6.66 × 10-6) 333 14.7 (6.97 × 10-6)
Hispanic Hispanic 1169 47.4 5.14 527 19.0 1.21
Non-Hispanic 15 422 43.9 (.023) 6338 17.0 (.271)
Education Less than 12th grade 2335 40.9 913 11.4
High school degree 6479 41.9 2551 15.4
Some colleges, no degree 3588 47.1 50.26 1577 18.1 54.17
College degree or higher 4189 47.0 (7.02 × 10−11) 1824 21.7 (1.03 × 10−11)
Family income $0–$19 999 4060 46.1 1772 13.5
$20 000–$39 999 4456 42.6 1755 15.7
$40 000–$74 999 4551 43.5 12.53 1866 17.9 47.27
$75 000 or more 3524 44.8 (.006) 1472 22.3 (3.04 × 10−10)
Marital status Never Married 4656 47.7 2070 18.9
Married Present 5900 42.1 2326 19.1
Married-Spouse Absent 275 41.8 34.82 109 18.4 31.86
Widowed/Divorced/Separated 5760 43.6 (1.33 × 10−7) 2360 13.6 (5.59 × 10−7)
Employment Employed 9518 44.7 2.50 3970 18.8 18.79
Not in labor force or unemployed 7073 43.5 (.114) 2895 14.8 (1.46 × 10−5)
Metropolitan status Metropolitan 11 963 45.1 16.04 5069 18.0 8.67
Non-metropolitan 4628 41.7 (6.20 × 10−5) 1796 14.9 (.003)
Indoor workers No 10 559 43.0 15.44 4275 15.9 12.94
Yes 6032 46.2 (8.53 × 10−5) 2590 19.3 (3.22 × 10−4)
Cigarettes per day 12 months ago 1–4 3197 55.6 1682 20.5
5–14 5923 46.1 2552 14.5
15–24 5668 38.0 2007 17.8
25+ 1259 33.3 325.84 385 21.0 39.84
Unknown CPD 544 45.0 (<2.2 × 10−16) 239 9.6 (4.67 × 10−8)
Smoking frequency Smoked every day 12 months ago 13 226 40.4 382.50 4957 17.1 0.06
Smoked some days 12 months ago 3365 59.1 (<2.2 × 10−16) 1908 17.4 (.809)
Smokeless tobacco current use Yes 416 42.6 0.35 166 19.9 0.68
No 15 963 44.1 (.557) 6595 17.1 (.408)
E-cigarette Current e-cig user 1364 66.6 305.86 819 25.4 43.51
Non-e-cig user 15 012 42.0 (<2.2 × 10−16) 5943 16.1 (4.22 × 10−11)
Current e-cig users with non-flavored or exclusive tobacco-flavored 410 59.0 228 20.6
Current e-cig user with flavors 954 69.9 320.65 591 27.2 49.24
Non-e-cig user 15 012 42.1 (<2.2 × 10−16) 5943 16.1 (2.03 × 10−11)
Current e-cig users with non-flavored or exclusive tobacco-flavored 410 59.0 228 20.6
Current e-cig user with menthol or mint flavor 303 71.6 198 27.8
Current e-cig users with other flavors 651 69.1 321.17 393 27.0 49.30
Non-e-cig user 15 012 42.1 (<2.2 × 10−16) 5943 16.1 (1.13 × 10−10)