Table 2 Services used and caller satisfaction
CharacteristicsNo NRT offerNRT offer
Brief (n = 872)Moderate (n = 718)Intensive (n = 720)Brief (n = 868)Moderate (n = 715)Intensive (n = 721)p Value
Counselling sessions, mean (SD)1.0 (0.3)1.7 (0.7)2.5 (1.5)1.3 (0.7)2.0 (0.9)2.9 (1.6)<0.0001
Contact time (minutes), mean (SD)20.1 (9.9)41.3 (16.8)53.6 (28.7)23.9 (13.0)47.1 (20.7)60.6 (29.7)<0.0001
NRT accepted
1st shipment (%)NANANA79.680.380.00.94
2nd shipment (%)25.227.627.20.52
Satisfied with quitline (%)*†53.966.880.782.288.392.5<0.0001
“Right amount of contact” (%)*‡34.547.864.948.758.271.6<0.0001
  • *Based on a 4-point item collected at the six-month follow-up.

  • †n = 2753, response rate is 60%.

  • ‡n = 2874, response rate is 62%.