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Published in: International Journal for Equity in Health 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Research

Smoking and finances: baseline characteristics of low income daily smokers in the FISCALS cohort

Authors: Kristy A. Martire, Philip Clare, Ryan J. Courtney, Billie Bonevski, Veronica Boland, Ron Borland, Christopher M. Doran, Michael Farrell, Wayne Hall, Jaimi M. Iredale, Mohammad Siahpush, Richard P. Mattick

Published in: International Journal for Equity in Health | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

Financial stress is a barrier to successful smoking cessation and a key predictor of relapse. Little is known about the financial situation of low-income Australian daily smokers. This study aims to describe and investigate associations between the financial functioning, tobacco use and quitting behaviours of low income daily smokers.

Methods

Low-income Australian adult smokers in the ‘Financial Intervention for Smoking Cessation Among Low-income Smokers (FISCALS) randomised clinical trial completed a structured telephone questionnaire.

Results

The median number of cigarettes typically smoked by the 1047 participants was 23 per day. The median spent on tobacco per week was AU$80. Three quarters (73.0%) reported some financial stress and 43.2% reported smoking-induced deprivation. Financial stress was significantly associated with deprivation (IRR: 1.23, 95% CI 1.21, 1.26, p < 0.001). There were no significant associations either between adjusted financial stress or deprivation and motivation to quit or certainty of quit success.

Conclusions

Financial stress and smoking induced deprivation were prevalent among low-income daily smokers, but they were not associated with motivation to quit. Smoking cessation interventions need to be responsive to the role financial stress plays in reducing quit attempts and increasing relapse.

Trial registration

Australian and New Zealand Clinical trials Registry ACTRN12612000725​864 6/07/2012
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Metadata
Title
Smoking and finances: baseline characteristics of low income daily smokers in the FISCALS cohort
Authors
Kristy A. Martire
Philip Clare
Ryan J. Courtney
Billie Bonevski
Veronica Boland
Ron Borland
Christopher M. Doran
Michael Farrell
Wayne Hall
Jaimi M. Iredale
Mohammad Siahpush
Richard P. Mattick
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
International Journal for Equity in Health / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1475-9276
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-017-0643-6

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