Sample sociodemographics and smoking characteristics by comparison groups
| Baseline characteristics | Followed | Not followed | Intervention city | Control city | Recalled in intervention city | Not recalled in intervention city | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=3709 | n=949 | n=2585 | n=1124 | n=335 | n=2239 | ||
| Age*† | Average | 51.5 | 50.4 | 52.8 | 48.4 | 51.6 | 53.0 |
| Sex (%) | Male | 94.7 | 95.8 | 94.7 | 94.6 | 94.3 | 94.7 |
| Education (%)*† | Low | 12.2 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 14.1 | 9.9 | 11.5 |
| Medium | 67.3 | 63.0 | 68.9 | 63.8 | 68.3 | 68.9 | |
| High | 20.5 | 25.5 | 19.8 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 19.6 | |
| Monthly household income (%)*† | Low | 16.0 | 19.4 | 14.0 | 20.6 | 13.2 | 14.2 |
| Medium | 48.8 | 49.4 | 47.2 | 52.4 | 45.1 | 47.3 | |
| High | 35.2 | 31.2 | 38.8 | 27.0 | 41.7 | 38.5 | |
| Smoking status (%) | Daily | 94.2 | 93.9 | 94.2 | 94.3 | 95.0 | 94.1 |
| Non-daily | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.9 | |
| HSI | Average | 2.33 | 2.34 | 2.35 | 2.27 | 2.33 | 2.35 |
| Quit intention in the next 6 months (%)‡ | Yes | 15.5 | 17.2 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 22.0 | 14.0 |
| Exposure to any anti-smoking campaign in the last 6 months post-campaign (%)‡ | Yes | 68.2 | − | 68.8 | 67.9 | 83.5 | 65.6 |
Superscript letters denote significant difference at p<0.05.
*For followed up vs not followed up.
†For intervention city vs control city.
‡For recall in intervention city vs no recall in intervention city.
HSI, heaviness of smoking index.