Table 2 Survey respondents’ age and smoking behavior by occupation
Nurses | Physicians | Non-clinical staff | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs), mean ± sd | 41.51 ± 10.89 | 43.08 ± 12.43 | 51.39 ± 10.56 | <0.001* |
Smoking status% (N) | <0.001** | |||
Current smoker | 8.89(8) | 34.18(27) | 10.53(6) | |
Ex-smoker | 1.11(1) | 16.46(13) | 5.26(3) | |
Never smoked | 90.0(81) | 49.37(39) | 84.21(48) | |
Smoking duration (yrs), mean ± sd | 15.67 ± 8.73 | 17.39 ± 10.37 | 17.29 ± 17.5 | 0.92* |
Cigarettes/day, mean ± sd | 6.67 ± 7.26 | 17.50 ± 15.24 | 20.00 ± 7.07 | 0.19* |
Cigarettes/day at work, mean ± sd (N) | 1.00 ± 2.65 | 7.75 ± 7.99 | 9.0 ± 7.62 | <0.09* |
Quit attempts in 30 days, % (N) | 16.67(1) | 34.78(8) | 50.00(2) | 0.53** |