The sample comprised 94 women (Table 1). The random sample was more likely to be older (, and less educated (, than the convenience sample. The random sample was more likely to be interviewed in English than the convenience sample (22.4% versus 2.2%; = 8.62, ). The random sample had greater intentions to quit smoking within the next two weeks than the convenience sample (, . However, stage of behavior change for quitting did not differ between the two. Although marginally significant , the random sample initiated smoking later than the convenience sample.
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Table 1: Demographics and study variables by sample.
The mean age of all participants was 46.6 with a range of 18 to 88. Exactly half were married, and the vast majority of them (82.9%) were married to husband who also smoked. Individuals (12.8%) interviewed in English started smoking earlier (, than those (87.2%) interviewed in Korean. Almost half of the participants (48.9%) smoked more than 10 cigarettes a day, and one third (33.0%) smoked within 30 minutes after waking. Nearly 50% of the women smoked indoors, and the vast majority of them had other family members who also smoked indoors. Slightly more than half (52.1%) attempted to quit smoking in the last year, and of these women, approximately one third (33.0%) used cessation medications and three had cessation counseling (data not shown).
The sample comprised 94 women (Table 1). The random sample was more likely to be older (, and less educated (, than the convenience sample. The random sample was more likely to be interviewed in English than the convenience sample (22.4% versus 2.2%; = 8.62, ). The random sample had greater intentions to quit smoking within the next two weeks than the convenience sample (, . However, stage of behavior change for quitting did not differ between the two. Although marginally significant , the random sample initiated smoking later than the convenience sample.
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Table 1: Demographics and study variables by sample.
The mean age of all participants was 46.6 with a range of 18 to 88. Exactly half were married, and the vast majority of them (82.9%) were married to husband who also smoked. Individuals (12.8%) interviewed in English started smoking earlier (, than those (87.2%) interviewed in Korean. Almost half of the participants (48.9%) smoked more than 10 cigarettes a day, and one third (33.0%) smoked within 30 minutes after waking. Nearly 50% of the women smoked indoors, and the vast majority of them had other family members who also smoked indoors. Slightly more than half (52.1%) attempted to quit smoking in the last year, and of these women, approximately one third (33.0%) used cessation medications and three had cessation counseling (data not shown).
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