Table 1

Characteristics of customers of the participating convenience stores

CharacteristicNumber (%)
Gender
 Female52 (68.4)
 Male24 (31.6)
Ethnicity
 Māori34 (44.7)
 NZ European20 (26.3)
 Pacific Island17 (22.4)
 Other5 (6.6)
Age group (years)
 18–3022 (29)
 31–4022 (29)
 41–5015 (19.7)
 Older than 5017 (22.4)
Smoking status
 Daily59 (77.6)
 Once per week6 (7.9)
 Recently quit11 (14.5)
Source of last packet of cigarettesPer cent (N=65 current smokers)
 Convenience store53 (81.5)
 Supermarket3 (4.6)
 Petrol or service station5 (7.7)
 Liquor or wine store3 (4.6)
 Don't know1 (1.5)
Stopped smoking in the past 12 monthsPer cent (N=65 current smokers)
 No21 (32.3)
 Yes44 (67.7)
Noticed QuickmistPer cent (N=76)
 No72 (94.7)
 Yes4 (5.3)
Tried QuickmistPer cent (N=4 noticed Quickmist)
 No3 (75.0)
 Yes1 (25.0)
  • NZ, New Zealand.