Demographics of persons responding to the initial Massachusetts tobacco treatment provider interviews and survey
| Characteristics | Respondent distribution (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Interview (n=10) | Survey (n=82) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Female | 90 | 81 | |
| Male | 10 | 19 | |
| Age | |||
| Under 30 | 10 | 6 | |
| 31–40 | 40 | 25 | |
| 41–50 | 40 | 51 | |
| 51–62 | 10 | 15 | |
| Education | |||
| High School | 0 | 6 | |
| Associate's | 0 | 10 | |
| Diploma RN | 10 | 0 | |
| Bachelor's | 60 | 49 | |
| Master's | 30 | 35 | |
| Experience in tobacco treatment field | |||
| < 1 year | 0 | 18 | |
| 1– < 3 years | 20 | 31 | |
| 3–7 years | 70 | 34 | |
| 7+ years | 10 | 17 | |
| Work setting1-150 | |||
| Community health centre | 30 | 17 | |
| Hospital | 20 | 34 | |
| Community service agency | 20 | 39 | |
| Voluntary Agency (ALA, ACS) | 20 | 0 | |
| Self employed | 10 | 4 | |
| Boards of health | 0 | 9 | |
| Health maintenance organisation | 0 | 4 | |
| School system | 0 | 2 | |
| Group/private practice | 0 | 9 | |
↵1-150 Percentages do not add up to 100%, as some individuals work in multiple types of programs and settings.
ALA, American Lung Association; ACS, American Cancer Society.