Sociodemographic and smoking related characteristics by cluster (smokers)
| Characteristic | Cluster | p Value for differences across groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Reluctant” n=67 (%) | “Easygoing n=191 (%) | “Adamant” n=184 (%) | |||
| Sex | |||||
| Male (n=225) | 43.7 | 57.2 | 57.8 | p = 0.196 | |
| Female (n=207) | 56.4 | 42.8 | 42.2 | ||
| Educational attainment | |||||
| High school (n=91) | 17.4 | 24.6 | 30.2 | ||
| Completed high school (n=159) | 40.7 | 37.7 | 40.6 | p = 0.425 | |
| College/technical school (n=87) | 25.3 | 18.1 | 15.3 | ||
| Completed university (n=89) | 16.6 | 19.6 | 13.9 | ||
| Marital status (%) | |||||
| Never married (n=119) | 35.3 | 29.7 | 22.8 | ||
| Married (n=224) | 53.0 | 57.5 | 60.8 | p = 0.400 | |
| Widowed/divorced/separated (n=87) | 11.7 | 12.8 | 16.4 | ||
| Mean age (n=432) | 33.7 | 38.1 | 43.0 | p < 0.001 | |
| Less-than-daily smoker (%) | |||||
| Yes (n=78) | 34.1 | 19.7 | 6.7 | p < 0.001 | |
| No (n=354) | 65.9 | 80.3 | 93.3 | ||
| Stage of change (%) | |||||
| Precontemplation (n=196) | 21.0 | 40.3 | 63.5 | ||
| Contemplation (n=144) | 50.8 | 38.0 | 26.5 | p < 0.001 | |
| Preparation (n=74) | 28.3 | 21.7 | 10.0 | ||
| Spouse/partner smokes (%) | |||||
| Yes (n=119) | 43.6 | 49.0 | 64.9 | p = 0.057 | |
| No (n=105) | 56.4 | 51.0 | 35.1 | ||
| Live with one or more smokers (%) | |||||
| Yes (n=182) | 43.7 | 51.9 | 59.1 | p = 0.150 | |
| No (n=243) | 56.4 | 48.2 | 40.9 | ||
| All/most friends smoke (%) | |||||
| Yes (n=145) | 35.0 | 33.9 | 40.9 | p = 0.503 | |
| No (n=286) | 65.0 | 66.1 | 59.1 | ||