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Table 1 Participant characteristics (N = 100)

From: Acceptance of smoking cessation support and quitting behaviours of women attending Aboriginal Maternal and Infant Health Services for antenatal care

 

n

%

Age

  < 25

43

43

 25–34

46

46

 35+

11

11

Age of participants (years)

 Mean (SD)

26.3 (5.48)

 

 Median (range Min-Max)

25.5 (18–39)

 

Aboriginal (N = 99) a

 Yes

76

76

 No

23

23

Highest Education Level Completed

 Year 10 or less

62

62

 Year 12/Diploma/University Degree

38

38

Relationship Status (N = 97)

 Single

46

47

 Live with partner or married

51

53

Number of antenatal visits to AMIHS (N = 98)

  < 5 visits

30

31

 5 or more visits

68

69

Current Smoking Statusb

 Smoker

87

87

 Non-Smoker

13

13

Cigarettes per day (N = 85)b

 1–5

18

21

 6–10

41

48

 11+

26

31

Number of other smokers in the household

 None

38

38

 One or more

62

62

Rules regarding smoking in the home

 Complete Smoking bans

93

93

 Partial Smoking Bans

7

7

  1. a The term Aboriginal is used to describe both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Within NSW Health, the term Aboriginal is generally used in preference to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, in recognition that Aboriginal people are the original inhabitants of NSW. Missing data n = 1, declined to answer question
  2. bAt time of survey