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Smoking characteristics in groups of smokers differing in their capability and intention to quit smoking |
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| Groups of smokers * |
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| A (n = 94) |
B (n = 65) |
C (n = 90) |
D (n = 152) |
Entire sample |
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| Duration of smoking (years) |
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| Mean (SD) |
8.8 (7.6) |
9.3 (6.4) |
9.1 (7.4) |
9.7 (8.0) |
9.3 (7.5) |
| Smoking status |
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| 10–20 cigarettes per day |
50 (53%) |
38 (58%) |
46 (51%) |
70 (465) |
204 (51%) |
| 20–30 cigarettes per day |
29 (31%) |
20 (31%) |
31 (34%) |
52 (34%) |
132 (33%) |
| 30–40 cigarettes per day |
12 (13%) |
5 (8%) |
10 (11%) |
19 (13%) |
46 (11%) |
| > 40 cigarettes per day |
3 (3%) |
2 (3%) |
3 (3%) |
11 (7%) |
19 (5%) |
| Quitting attempts in the past |
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| none |
55 (58%) |
25 (39%) |
61 (68%) |
94 (62%) |
235 (59%) |
| 1 |
13 (14%) |
15 (23%) |
12 (13%) |
29 (19%) |
69 (17%) |
| 2 |
10 (11%) |
13 (20%) |
10 (11%) |
18 (12%) |
51 (13%) |
| 3 or more |
16 (17%) |
12 (18%) |
7 (8%) |
11 (7%) |
46 (11%) |
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*Groups differing in terms of capability and intention to quit smoking Group A: perceived capability (Y) and intention (Y) Group B: perceived capability (N) and intention (Y) Group C: perceived capability (Y) and intention (N) Group D: perceived capability (N) and intention (N). | |||||
Loumakou et al. Harm Reduction Journal 2006 3:13 doi:10.1186/1477-7517-3-13 |
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