Table 1 Characteristics of smokers who were offered a transfer to the New York State Smokers’ quitline for cessation services
No % receiving quitline services*Odds ratio†(95% CI)
Overall121 (41)
Male50 (30)1.0 Referent
Female71 (49)2.6 (1.1 to 5.8)
Non-white, non-Hispanic11 (55)1.0 Referent
White, non-Hispanic110 (40)0.7 (0.2 to 3.0)
Age ⩽45 years55 (44)1.0 Referent
Age ⩾46 years66 (39)1.0 (0.5 to 2.3)
High school or less education51 (37)1.0 Referent
More than high school education70 (44)1.2 (0.5 to 2.7)
Fewer than 15 cigarettes per day46 (46)1.0 Referent
15 or more cigarettes per day75 (39)1.1 (0.4 to 2.6)
First cigarette 31+ minutes after waking52 (46)1.0 Referent
First cigarettes ⩽30 minutes after waking69 (38)0.7 (0.3 to 1.7)
Never called quitline before107 (41)1.0 Referent
Have called quitline before14 (43)0.8 (0.2 to 3.1)
Low desire to quit71 (35)1.0 Referent
Desire to quit “a lot”50 (50)1.9 (0.7 to 5.0)
No quit attempt in past 12 months64 (36)1.0 Referent
Quit attempt in past 12 months, but no use of NRT/meds39 (51)1.6 (0.6 to 4.0)
Quit attempt in past 12 months, used NRT/meds18 (39)1.0 (0.3 to 3.5)
If decide to quit, how likely? No plans to quit next 6 months50 (34)1.0 Referent
If decide to quit, how likely? Unlikely16 (44)1.0 (0.3 to 3.6)
If decide to quit, how likely? Likely55 (47)1.1 (0.4 to 2.9)
  • NRT, nicotine replacement therapy.

  • *39% were immediately transferred to the quitline and 2% took the quitline phone number and called at a later time.

  • †Odds of receiving quitline services while adjusting for all other participant characteristics shown in this multivariate logistic regression model.