Table 1 Demographic characteristics and behavioral measures of female smokers and male partners

Age

17–25

20.25 (2.91)

19–44

25.05 (7.22)

Age onset of smoking

9–21

14.6 (1.97)

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Duration of smoking (years)

0.5–15

5.3 (4.28)

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FNTS

0 – 8

2.5 (1.99)

0–8

4.6 (2.10)

Education completed (year)

N (%)

N (%)

   Elementary

0 (00%)

0 (00%)

   Junior high/middle school

5 (13%)

0 (00%)

   High school

31 (84%)

11 (85%)

   College

1 (03%)

2 (15%)

Marital Status

   Single

16 (43%)

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   Married

7 (19%)

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   Divorced

3 (08%)

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   Living with significant other

10 (27%)

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Partner involved in pregnancy

   Yes

36 (97%)

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   No

1 (03%)

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Quantity of smoking (average #/day)

   0–9

23 (62%)

2 (15%)

   10–11

6 (16%)

3 (23%)

   >12

8 (22%)

5 (38%)

   Missing

3 (24%)

Change of quantity

   No smoking in the past week

10 (27%)

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   Reduced quantity

17 (46%)

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   Same quantity or increased

9 (24%)

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FNTS score (Nicotine Tolerance)

   0–5 (not dependent)

30 (81%)

5 (38%)

   6–11 (dependent)

4 (19%)

5 (38%)

   Missing

3 (24%)

BDI-II score

   0–13 (minimal)

26 (70%)

10 (77%)

   14–19 (mild)

5 (17%)

2 (15%)

   20–28 (moderate)

3 (08%)

1 (08%)

   >29 (severe)

3 (05%)

0 (00%)

NLF score (authority)

   5–11 (accept)

14 (38%)

3 (23%)

   12–18 (neither)

17 (46%)

8 (62%)

   19–25 (reject)

5 (14%)

1 (08%)