Table 1
Demographic and smoking characteristics of smokers who completed assessments for the Massachusetts Smokers Quitline compared to all smokers from the Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (MA BRFSS) and smokers who planned to quit in 30 days (MA BRFSS), 1994–1997
| MA Quitline callers, 1994–97 (%) | Smokers, MA BRFSS 1994–97(%) | Smokers who plan to Quit in 30 days, MA BRFSS 1994–97(%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Denotes 95% confidence interval. | |||
| †Denotes “MA Quitline callers” are significantly different (p<0.01) from “Smokers, MA BRFSS” and “Smokers who plan to Quit in 30 days, MA BRFSS”. | |||
| ‡Denotes “Smokers who plan to Quit in 30 days, MA BRFSS” are significantly different (p<0.01) from “Smokers, MA BRFSS”. | |||
| Age | n=23805 | n=3306 | n=961 |
| <20 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 20–39† | 56.2 | 50.9 | 49.9 |
| 40–59 | 28.0 | 32.7 | 32.4 |
| 60+ | 5.9 | 14.2 | 15.3 |
| Sex | n=23866 | n=3320 | n=965 |
| Female† | 60.2 | 50.6 | 48.3 |
| Male | 39.4 | 49.4 | 51.7 |
| Ethnicity | n=23938 | n=3292 | n=956 |
| White† | 83.3 (82.8 to 83.8)* | 88.2 (86.2 to 88.5)* | 86.6 (83.4 to 87.8)* |
| Black | 6.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| Hispanic | 4.8 | 3.7 | 5.1 |
| Other | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| Education | n=22780 | n=3308 | n=962 |
| ≤High school† | 47.5 | 53.1 | 52.5 |
| ≥Some college | 50.9 | 46.9 | 47.5 |
| Ready to quit in 30 days (%) | 92.9 | 29.1 | 100 |
| Daily smokers | n=23938 | n=3320 | n=965 |
| Daily smokers (%)†‡ | 98.1 | 82.8 | 73.7 |
| Median number of cigarettes per day | 23 | 20 | 20 |
| Time to first cigarette: | n=23477 | n=2724 | n=700 |
| Immediately †‡ | 40.0 (39.4 to 40.6)* | 14.4 (12.5 to 16.4)* | 8.5 (5.8 to 11.2)* |
| <15 minutes | 16.3 | 16.4 | 14.5 |
| 15–30 minutes | 16.7 | 25.7 | 26.3 |
| 31+ minutes | 26.4 | 43.5 | 50.7 |
