Participant Characteristics

Total N (%)

NRT Products

Cessation Medications

Pharmacologic Methods

Behavioral Methods

N (%)

p-value

N (%)

p-value

N (%)

p-value

N (%)

p-value

Gender

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Male

314(90.0)

152(48.4)

0.53

150(47.8)

0.93

188(59.9)

0.34

221(70.4)

0.57

Female

35(10.0)

15(42.9)

 

17(78.6)

 

18(51.4)

 

23(65.7)

 

Age

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

18-40

241(66.0)

129(53.5)

0.01**

118(49.0)

0.16

151(62.7)

0.01

178(73.9)

0.01**

≥40

124(34.0)

42(33.9)

 

51(41.1)

 

60(48.4)

 

71(57.3)

 

Marital status

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Married

266(72.9)

119(44.8)

0.18

125(47.0)

0.66

151(56.8)

0.51

175(65.8)

0.10

Not married

99(27.1)

52(52.5)

 

44(44.4)

 

60(60.6)

 

74(74.8)

 

Residency

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Urban

205(56.2)

95(46.3)

0.83

86(42.0)

0.06

109(53.2)

0.04

136(66.3)

0.38

Rural

160(43.8)

76(47.5)

 

83(51.9)

 

102(63.8)

 

113(70.6)

 

Monthly income

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

<$450

297(81.4)

126(42.4)

0.01**

127(42.8)

0.01**

162(54.6)

0.01

197(66.3)

0.11

≥$450

68(18.6)

45(66.2)

 

42(61.8)

 

49(72.1)

 

52(76.5)

 

Employment status

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Employed

261(71.5)

136((53.1)

0.01**

120(46.0)

0.84

157(60.2)

0.15

184(70.5)

0.14

Unemployed

104(28.5)

35(33.7)

 

49(47.1)

 

54(51.9)

 

65(62.5)

 

Education level

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

College/University and above

132(36.2)

83(62.9)

0.01**

65(49.2)

0.40

88(66.7)

0.01

110(83.3)

0.01**

Less than College

233(63.8)

88(37.8)

 

104(44.6)

 

123(52.8)

 

139(59.7)

 

High school attribute

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Private

33(10.7)

27(81.8)

0.01**

16(48.5)

0.74

28(84.9)

0.01**

28(84.9)

0.05*

Public

277(89.6)

117(42.2)

 

126(45.5)

 

151(54.5)

 

189(68.2)

 

Smoking status

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Heavy smoker (≥20/day)

113(31.0)

51(45.1)

0.66

51(45.1)

0.76

62(64.9)

0.45

65(57.5)

0.01**

<20 cigarettes/day

252(69.0)

120(47.6)

 

118(46.8)

 

149(59.1)

 

184(73.0)

 

Inhale when smoking

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Yes

190(56.4)

99(52.1)

0.01

103(54.2)

0.01

121(63.7)

0.01

136(71.6)

0.14

No

147(43.6)

56(38.1)

 

59(40.1)

 

73(49.7)

 

94(64.0)

 

* p<0.05
** p<0.005
Abbreviations: NRT: Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Table 2: Characteristics of Beliefs in Different Smoking Cessation Interventions among Chinese Adult Smokers.