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Table 1 Focus group participant characteristics

From: Older smokers could be the strongest supporters for U.S. government regulation of tobacco: a focus group study

(N= 76 )

FG 1

FG 2

FG 3

FG 4

FG 5

FG 6

FG 7

FG 8

FG 9

FG 10

 

(n= 8)

(n=9 )

(n=9 )

(n=5 )

(n=4 )

(n=8 )

(n=11 )

(n=8 )

(n=5 )

(n=9 )

Location

N. Cal

N. Cal

N. Cal

N. Cal

N. Cal

N. Cal

S. Cal

S. Cal

S. Cal

N. Cal

Age range, years

50–58

51–65

50–66

50–66

50–57

53–82

51–73

51–68

50–63

51–65

Gender Women Men

F-3

F-4

F-0

F-3

F-1

F-6

F-0

F-5

F-1

F-8

M-5

M-5

M-9

M-2

M-3

M-2

M-11

M-3

M-4

M-1

Race/ Ethnicity*

5 Blk

9 Blk

7 Blk

1 Blk

4 Blk

4 Blk

6 Blk

2 Blk

2 Blk

8 Wht

 

3 Wht

 

2 Oth

2 Wht

 

4 Wht

4 Wht

6 Wht

3 Wht

1 Oth

    

2 Oth

  

1 Oth

   

Status: Smoker Former smoker

6

7

9

4

4

2

6

4

2

3

 

2

2

0

1

0

6

5

4

3

6

  1. *Blk Black/African American, Oth Others (i.e. Asians, Hispanics, mixed race), Wht Non- Hispanic Whites.
  2. Other Abbreviations: F female, FG focus group, M male, N. Cal Northern California, S. Cal Southern California.