Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics between No Letter and Letter groups
Variable | Groupa | |
|---|---|---|
No Letter (n = 138) | Letter (n = 137) | |
Age, mean years (SD) | 47.5 (12.9) | 48.7 (12.1) |
Female sex | 70 (50.7) | 70 (51.1) |
Married or common-law spouse | 69 (50.0) | 84 (61.3) |
Employed full or part time | 77 (56.2) | 69 (50.4) |
Education level | ||
Less than high school diploma | 31 (22.5) | 24 (17.5) |
High school diploma | 63 (45.7) | 66 (48.2) |
Postsecondary | 44 (31.9) | 47 (34.3) |
Household income, $ | ||
< 60,000 | 85 (64.4) | 81 (62.3) |
≥ 60,000 | 47 (35.6) | 49 (37.7) |
Cigarettes, mean (SD), days | 18.3 (7.9) | 18.4 (7.5) |
FTND score, mean (SD) | 4.8 (1.9) | 5.1 (2.1) |
Levels of nicotine dependencec | ||
Low | 14 (10.4) | 18 (13.4) |
Low to moderate | 46 (34.1) | 33 (24.6) |
Moderate | 66 (48.9) | 68 (50.7) |
High | 9 (6.7) | 15 (11.2) |
Age at first smoking, mean (SD), years | 15.4 (4.8) | 14.5 (4.2) |
Time as smoker, mean (SD), years | 23.1 (13.9) | 25.0 (14.7) |
No. of previous quit attempts | ||
0 | 5 (3.6) | 11 (8.0) |
1–5 | 95 (68.8) | 89 (65.0) |
> 6 | 38 (27.5) | 37 (27.0) |
Previously used NRT (patch, gum, inhaler) in a quit attempt | 70 (52.6) | 86 (68.3)b |