Skip to main content

Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants (N = 24)

From: Testing the feasibility of the QuitAid smoking cessation intervention in a randomized factorial design in an independent, rural community pharmacy

 

Mean (standard deviation)/N (%)

Age, mean (SD)

52.4 (11.2)

Male, N (%)

7 (29.2%)

Race, N (%)

 White

22 (91.6%)

 Other

2 (8.4%)

Hispanic/Latino ethnicity, N (%)

2 (8.3%)

Marital status, N (%)

 Married or living as married

8 (33.3%)

 Widowed

3 (12.5%)

 Divorced/separated

6 (25%)

 Single, never married

6 (25%)

Occupational status, N (%)

 Employed

5 (20.8%)

 Unemployed

3 (12.5%)

 Homemaker

2 (8.3%)

 Retired

4 (16.7%)

 Disabled

9 (37.5%)

Household income, N (%)

 $10,000 or less

5 (20.8%)

 $10,001–$20,000

6 (25%)

 $20,001–$30,000

4 (16.7%)

 Over $30,000

7 (29.2%)

Education, N (%)

 Less than high school

6 (26.1%)

 High school graduate or GED

8 (34.8%)

 Some college

9 (39.1%)

Health insurance coverage, N (%)

 Employer sponsored insurance

4 (16.7%)

 Medicare, Medicaid, or medical assistance

16 (66.7%)

 Private

1 (4.2%)

 Uninsured

2 (8.3%)

 Did not disclose

1 (4.2%)

Smoked 100 cigarettes in lifetime, N (%)

24 (100%)

Age at smoking initiation, mean (SD)

16 (7)

Current smoking status, N (%)

 Every day

22 (91.7%)

 Some days

2 (8.3%)

Past 12 month quit attempts, N (%)

 I have never tried to quit in the past 12 months

11 (45.8%)

 Once

4 (16.7%)

 2–3 times

5 (20.8%)

 4 or more times

4 (16.7%)

Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence, a mean (SD)

5.2 (2.3)

Pharmacist trust, b mean (SD)

3.9 (0.6)

  1. SD Standard deviation
  2. a10-point scale with higher scores indicating greater nicotine dependence
  3. b5-point Likert scale with 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree