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Table 1 Participants’ demographic, smoking, and drinking characteristics

From: Smokers’ and drinkers’ choice of smartphone applications and expectations of engagement: a think aloud and interview study

ID

Group

Gender

Age

MTSSa

Made an attempt to stop/cut down in past 12 months

Ever used app to stop smoking or reduce drinking

Last time downloaded a smartphone app

Frequency of app use

D1

Drinker

M

24

5

Yes

No

In the last week

Daily

D2

Drinker

M

28

2

No

No

Today or yesterday

Daily

D3

Drinker

F

28

3

Yes

No

In the last month

Daily

D4

Drinker

F

31

6

No

No

In the last month

Weekly

D5

Drinker

F

21

2

No

No

Today or yesterday

Daily

D6

Drinker

F

56

2

No

No

In the last 6 months

Monthly

D7

Drinker

F

25

2

No

No

In the last 6 months

Daily

D8

Drinker

M

24

3

Yes

No

In the last month

Daily

D9

Drinker

M

47

3

Yes

No

In the last week

Daily

D10

Drinker

M

29

5

Yes

No

In the last week

Daily

S1

Smoker

M

24

2

No

No

In the last month

Several times/week

S2

Smoker

F

25

4

Yes

No

In the last week

Daily

S3

Smoker

M

28

3

No

No

In the last week

Daily

S4

Smoker

F

20

4

Yes

Yes

Today or yesterday

Daily

S5

Smoker

F

25

5

Yes

Yes

In the last week

Daily

S6

Smoker

F

27

7

Yes

No

In the last 3 months

Daily

S7

Smoker

M

25

2

No

No

In the last month

Daily

S8

Smoker

F

45

7

Yes

No

In the last 6 months

Daily

S9

Smoker

F

33

2

No

No

In the last week

Daily

S10

Smoker

F

28

5

Yes

No

In the last 3 months

Several times/week

  1. aMotivation To Stop Scale (MTSS): 1 = I don’t want to stop smoking/cut down on drinking alcohol, 2 = I think I should stop smoking/cut down on drinking alcohol but I don’t really want to, 3 = I want to stop/cut down but haven’t thought about when, 4 = I really want to stop/cut down but I don’t know when I will, 5 = I want to stop/cut down and hope to soon, 6 = I really want to stop/cut down and intend to in the next 3 months, 7 = I really want to stop/cut down and intend to in the next month