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Table 2 Participant characteristics (N = 16)

From: Experiences with smoking habits and the need for cessation among habitual smokers in Japan: a qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews

Gender

Age group

Current

cohabitant

Cohabitant parent(s)

until adulthood

Cohabitant smoker(s)

until adulthood

Start age of smoking

Highest number of cigarettes smoked per day in one’s lifetime

Current number of cigarettes smoked per day

Number of quit attempts

Comorbid diseases and symptoms

Other habits

F

30s

Two children

Father, mother

 

13

20

20

1

Rhinitis

Coffee >1000 ml/day,

alcohol >70 g/day

M

30s

Spouse

Mother

Mother

15

80

20

>10

Lumbago

Coffee >1000 ml/day,

alcohol >100 g/a time

M

40s

Spouse,

three children

Mother

Mother, brother

18

20

20

Never

Gastritis

 

F

50s

Spouse

Mother

 

19

20

10

3

Hypertension,

high cholesterol

Alcohol >20 g/day

M

30s

Spouse,

child

Father, mother

Father, mother

21

20

15

3

  

F

50s

Spouse,

child

Father, mother

Father, sister

24

30

15

3

Headache,

rhinitis, arthritis

 

M

20s

(Living alone)

Father, mother

Father, mother

20

10

5

1

Headache,

tonsillitis

 

M

30s

Spouse

Mother

Grandfather

20

10

10

2

  

F

50s

(Living alone)

Father, mother

Father, brother, sister

17

20

8

Never

Hypertension

Alcohol >100 g/a time

M

40s

Mother

Father, mother

Father

15

30

10

Never

Hypertension,

high blood sugar

 

M

40s

Spouse,

child

Father, mother

Father

13

60

25

2

Depression

Alcohol >60 g/day

M

40s

Spouse,

three children

Father, mother

Father, mother, sister

17

30

20

1

Sleep disorder

Sugar / Cal. 0 coke >4000 ml/day

F

40s

Spouse,

child

Father, mother

Father

18

10

10

5

Hypertension

 

F

30s

Father,

mother

Father, mother

Father

20

12

6

1

 

Alcohol >60 g/a time

M

30s

(Living alone)

Father, mother

Father, mother

17

25

20

2

 

Coffee >500 ml/day

M

30s

Spouse

Father, mother

(Father*)

15

25

20

Never

 

Sugar / Cal. 0 coke >500 ml/day

  1. *Smoked when the participant was 5 years old