Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of last-year smokers by recent quitting
No quit attempt within last week (N = 6143) | Quit attempt ≤ 1 week (N = 144) | t/χ2-value (d.f.), p-value | Total (N = 6287) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) age | 42.6 (17.2) | 41.5 (16.0) | 0.75 (6285), 0.46 | 42.5 (17.2) |
% (N) Women | 46.3 (2842) | 47.9 (69) | 0.16 (1), 0.69 | 46.3 (2911) |
% (N) Lower social grade (C2DE) | 63.0 (3872) | 65.3 (94) | 0.30 (1), 0.58 | 63.1 (3966) |
% (N) North region | 58.1 (3572) | 56.3 (81) | 0.21 (1), 0.65 | 58.1 (3653) |
% (N) No voluntary educational qualifications | 46.3 (2842) | 47.2 (68) | 0.05 (1), 0.82 | 46.3 (2910) |
% (N) White | 89.2 (5479) | 85.4 (123) | 2.06 (1), 0.15 | 89.1 (5602) |
% (N) Disability | 15.1 (928) | 16.7 (24) | 0.27 (1), 0.61 | 15.1 (952) |
% Currently not smoking | 5.6 (346) | 24.3 (35) | 86.2 (1), <0.001 | 6.1 (381) |