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Table 2 Intention to quit smoking and other quitting characteristics for current cigarette and roll your own users in 2018

From: Results from a 2018 cross-sectional survey in Tokyo, Osaka and Sendai to assess tobacco and nicotine product usage after the introduction of heated tobacco products (HTPs) in Japan

Parameter

n (%)

Intention to quit scale

642.0 (100.0%)

 0 = no thought of quitting

159.3 (24.8%)

 1

32.3 (5.0%)

 2 = think I need to consider quitting someday

168.6 (26.3%)

 3

12.7 (2.0%)

 4

13.4 (2.1%)

 5 = think I should quit but am not quite ready

116.4 (18.1%)

 6

11.5 (1.8%)

 7

9.9 (1.5%)

 8 = starting to think about how to change my smoking patterns

41.5 (6.5%)

 9

4.8 (0.7%)

 10 = taking action to quit (i.e. cutting down)

64.8 (10.1%)

 Missing

7.0 (1.1%)

Ever tried to quit

 

 No

298.4 (46.5%)

 Yes

339.6 (52.9%)

 Missing

4.0 (0.6%)

When was the last quit attempt (of those who ever tried to quit)

339.6 (100.0%)

 < 3 months ago

49.5 (14.6%)

 3–6 months ago

22.2 (6.5%)

 6–12 months ago

22.5 (6.6%)

 > 12 months ago

240.1 (70.7%)

 Missing

5.3 (1.6%)

How long was the last quit attempt

339.6 (100.0%)

 < 1 day

48.0 (14.1%)

 1–7 days

118.5 (34.9%)

 > 7 days–< 30

46.4 (13.7%)

 > 30 days–< 6 months

52.0 (15.3%)

 > 6 months–< 1 year

25.1 (7.4%)

 ≥ 1 year

46.0 (13.5%)

 Missing

3.6 (1.1%)

  1. Prevalence is weighted to account for additional participants in the 20–24-year age group