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Table 1 Demographic, lifestyle, smoking and quitting related factors of 365 smokers to the mobile smoking cessation programme (MSCP) participants (n = 365)

From: Effectiveness of a mobile smoking cessation service in reaching elderly smokers and predictors of quitting

Characteristics

%

Demographics:

 

   Gender

 

Male

71

Female

29

   Occupational status

 

Retired

86

Unemployed

6

Employed

1

Homemakers

7

   Age

 

60–69

21

70–79

41

80 or above

38

   Educational attainment

 

No formal education

39

Primary school

46

Secondary or above

15

   Marital Status

 

Single

15

Married

44

Divorced, separated and widowed

41

Tobacco use related:

 

   Daily cigarette consumption

 

≤ 10

70

> 10

30

   Age started smoking

 

Under 20

62

20 or above

38

   Nicotine Dependency level a

 

Mild

65

Moderate

20

Severe

15

   Number of other smokers in household

 

Nil

71

1 or more

29

   Smoking status of spouse

 

No spouse/spouse not smoker

90

Spouse is smoker

10

Quitting History:

 

   Number of previous quitting attempt(s)

 

Nil

41

1 attempt or more

59

   Length of abstinence in the last quitting attempt

 

Less than a day or not at all

5

> = 1 day

95

NRT related:

 

   Use of NRT for at least 1 day b

 

No

23

Yes

77

   Adherence to use NRT for 4 weeks or more b, c

 

No

62

Yes

38

Other factors:

 

   Perceived importance on quitting (mean score = 73) d

 

Less important (< mean)

48

More important (> = mean)

52

   Perceived difficulties on quitting (mean score = 55) e

 

Less difficult (< mean)

53

More difficult (> = mean)

47

   Perceived confidence on quitting (mean score = 67) f

 

Less confident (< mean)

42

More confident (> = mean)

58

   Alcohol consumption g

 

Regular user and occasional users

18

Never or rarely drink

82

  1. Note: Total percentage may be more or less than 100 due to rounding of the figures.
  2. a Nicotine dependency level was measured by Fagerstrom scale, then further divided into 3 levels: low (score 0–3), moderate (score 4–8) and severe (score 6–10).; n = 354, 11 missing.
  3. bIncluded only those who were given NRT (n = 255).
  4. cSubjects who reported using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for at least 4 weeks during the 3 month follow up was defined as adherent to NRT use.
  5. dTotal n = 352, 13 missing
  6. eTotal n = 356, 9 missing
  7. fTotal n = 355, 10 missing
  8. gTotal n = 345, 20 missing