Doing research on smoking; Please answer my poll!

[SweetxVicious]

1. Female
2. 20
3. North America
4. Yes
5. Ciqarettes and occasionally cigars.
6. I might. I would probably still be reluctant to, no matter how "easy" it would be, because smoking is the one calming sort of "ritual" thing I have during a hectic workday.
7. I do.
8. 18
9. N/A
10. N/A
11. N/A
12. N/A

 

[nomikkh]

1. Female
2. 30
3. North America
4. Not anymore
5. Ciqarettes
6. already quit, so n/a but if I was still smoking hell yes
7. Yes, but I would probably ask them to not smoke around me
8. 19
9. 26 for a year, then permanently at 30
10. Nope, cold turkey
11. Probably.
12. Its expensive, and once I quit I realized how BAD it smells. Also cancer is bad.

 

[BlueberryMUNCH]

1. Male
2. 18
3. Europe
4. Sometimes.
5. Cigarettes, sheesha pipes.
6. Yes.
7. No.
8. 15
9. -
10. Heven't quit, but I don't smoke regularly at all.
11. I'd imagine so.
12. Health reasons.

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

1. Female
2. 30
3. Europe
4. nope
5. N/A
6. N/A
7. Yes but I would try and encourage them to quit
8. N/A
9. N/A
10. N/A
11. Yes my ex quit with the help of patches and gum
12. Increased health awareness.

Good luck with your research

 

[Beliyal]

1. Gender
Female

2. Age
24

3. Continent you currently live in
Europe

4. Do you use nicotine-products?
No

5. Ciqarettes, pipe, ciqars or snuff?
No

6. If you knew you could stop using nicotine-products painlessly without the risk of failing, would you?
N/A

7. Would you date a smoker?
Depends. I wouldn't strictly say no, but I definitely prefer non-smokers and will consider much longer about dating a smoker.

8. What age did you start smoking?
N/A

9. What age did you stop smoking?
N/A

10. Did you quit with the help of products like gum or patches?
N/A

11. Would you say outside products like nicotine-gum help?
N/A

12. What do you say is the main reason for quitting?
Probably health reasons. Or money. Actually, I think money might be a stronger reason for most people I know, rather than health.

 

[senordesol]

1. Male
2. 25
3. N. America
4. No
5. N/A
6. N/A
7. No
8. N/A
9. N/A
10. N/A
11. N/A
12. Saw a picture of a smoker's lung in Elementary school; decided I'd like to die a prettier death.

 

[Floppertje]

Fine, I'll humour you.

1. Gender
Male

2. Age
22

3. Continent you currently live in
Europe

4. Do you use nicotine-products?
Very rarely. I'm the occasionaly social/party smoker

5. Cigarettes, pipe, cigars or snuff?
Cigarettes, cigars and the occasional joint (that has tabacco in it)

6. If you knew you could stop using nicotine-products painlessly without the risk of failing, would you?
well... I can. so... no.

7. Would you date a smoker?
if she didn't do it too often, and not inside the house

8. What age did you start smoking?
20

9. What age did you stop smoking?
N.A.

10. Did you quit with the help of products like gum or patches?
N.A.

11. Would you say outside products like nicotine-gum help?
N.A.

12. What do you say is the main reason for quitting?
if i do quit completely someday... lack of occasion, I guess.

now that I answered your questions, would you answer some of mine?

1) what is it that you study, and at what level (i.e. highschool, college, university...)
2) did anyone check your methodology before you started gathering data? because it sucks. what's your population? how do you expect 'people on the internet' to be a good representation of that? did you put any thought into the routing of your questionnaire?

when will you people realize that asking people on a gaming forum questions about anything is NOT good science, unless gaming forums are the thing you're researching? /rant

 

[FolkLikePanda]

1. Male
2. 18
3. Europe
4. Yes (occasionally)
5. Cigarettes (would like a pipe)
6. Probably (take it as a yes)
7. Yes (I have a crush on one)
8. 17
9. Technically didn't really start, only smoke after having a drink or if friends having a session.
10. n/a
11. n/a
12. Health and/or money.

 

[TWEWYFan]

1. Male
2. 22
3. North America
4. No
5. N/A
6. N/A
7. Most likely not, it might depend how much they smoked and when.
8. N/A
9. N/A
10. N/A
11. N/A
12. N/A

 

[ECasThat]

Of course I like to help out
1. Gender
Male
2. Age
20
3. Continent you currently live in
Denmark
4. Do you use nicotine-products?
No
5. Ciqarettes, pipe, ciqars or snuff?
N/A
6. If you knew you could stop using nicotine-products painlessly without the risk of failing, would you?
N/A
7. Would you date a smoker?
Depends on how much she smokes, most likely yes
8. What age did you start smoking?
N/A
9. What age did you stop smoking?
N/A
10. Did you quit with the help of products like gum or patches?
N/A
11. Would you say outside products like nicotine-gum help?
N/A
12. What do you say is the main reason for quitting?
N/A (maybe they are tired of standing out in the rain?)

 

[bane2]

1. Male
2. 22
3. Europe
4. Yes
5. Cigarettes, mainly rolling tobacco.
6. Nope, I enjoy smoking far too much.
7. Yes.
8. 20
9. Not Applicable
10. Not Applicable
11. I should imagine that they would, since it is the nicotine itself which causes the physical addiction.
12. The cost of smoking.

 

[RobfromtheGulag]

1. Gender m
2. Age 30
3. Continent you currently live in NA
4. Do you use nicotine-products? n
5. Ciqarettes, pipe, ciqars or snuff? n/a
6. If you knew you could stop using nicotine-products painlessly without the risk of failing, would you? n/a
7. Would you date a smoker? n
8. What age did you start smoking? 17
9. What age did you stop smoking? 18
10. Did you quit with the help of products like gum or patches? n
11. Would you say outside products like nicotine-gum help? n/a
12. What do you say is the main reason for quitting? health

 

[Frankster]

1. Male
2. 26
3. Europe, UK
4. No
5. Cigs/rolled tobacco for me
6. No, smoking is a sin i choose freely.
7. If she is really big smoker its a turn off, i prefer smoking in moderation.
8. 17
9. N/A
10. N/A
11. N/A
12. Money is usually most cited problem, health risks a close 2nd.

 

[lettucethesallad]

1. Female.
2. 23.
3. Europe.
4. Occasionally yes.
5. Cigarettes.
6. No..
7. Yes.
8. 16.
9. NA
10. NA
11. NA
12. NA

 

[fenrizz]

1. Gender
Male

2. Age
25

3. Continent you currently live in
Europe

4. Do you use nicotine-products?
Yes

5. Ciqarettes, pipe, ciqars or snuff?
Cigarettes and/or rolling tobacco

6. If you knew you could stop using nicotine-products painlessly without the risk of failing, would you?
Yes

7. Would you date a smoker?
Yes

8. What age did you start smoking?
I think I was 12 at the time.

9. What age did you stop smoking?
17 and 23, lasted for a few months each time.

10. Did you quit with the help of products like gum or patches?
Yes, snus [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus]

11. Would you say outside products like nicotine-gum help?
No, not really. I find that the best way is cold turkey.

12. What do you say is the main reason for quitting?
Health and economy.
A 20pack of cigarettes currently cost about $20.

 

[newwiseman]

1. Male
2. 26
3. N. America (USA, Oregon)
4. Nope
5. Nope
6. n/a
7. Nope
8. n/a
9. n/a
10. n/a
11. n/a
12. n/a

 

[KarmaTheAlligator]

1. Male
2. 31
3. Europe
4. No
5. Ciqarettes
6. N/A
7. Yes
8. 13
9. 15
10. No
11. No idea
12. Didn't like the taste and smell, and too expensive

 

[Longstreet]

I'll help ya out here

1. Gender
2. Age
3. Continent you currently live in
4. Do you use nicotine-products?
5. Ciqarettes, pipe, ciqars or snuff?
6. If you knew you could stop using nicotine-products painlessly without the risk of failing, would you?
7. Would you date a smoker?
8. What age did you start smoking?
9. What age did you stop smoking?
10. Did you quit with the help of products like gum or patches?
11. Would you say outside products like nicotine-gum help?
12. What do you say is the main reason for quitting?

1. M
2. 21
3. Europe
4. Tried
5. Cigarette.
6. Don't need to stop, only tried it once, didn't like it. But i guess, the smell is horrible.
7. Depends on the hotness / smelly combination of the female in question. As in, is the hotness equal or greater than the sacrifice to hang around the smell, then yes.
8. Tried cigarettes at 16 or so.
9. n/a
10.n/a
11.It is probably more psychological than physical if you are quitting. Don't know if it really helps as they say
12.Well, got asthma. So not starting was the best idea anyway.

Thanks in advance, people. You are really helping me out.

You're welcome

 

[Vkmies]

I can't help but feel I'm not being too helpful. If anything you're probably getting skewed results by asking only Escapists, if that's what you're doing.

Oh shush! Every answer helps, since I will also be counting in the answers given by non-smokers.

I'm also asking some other people on a few other forums and my facebook friends, so I hope to have a pretty varied group of people answering. Besides, only this thread has over 100 posts already!

That's way more than I expected, and great for my little paper-thing, since it's nothing awfully serious anyway! Thanks again for taking the time to stroll through my questions, man! :=)

 

[klaynexas3]

1. Gender: Male

2. Age: 16

3. Continent you currently live in: North America

4. Do you use nicotine-products?: I guess cigarettes counts for that, since they have nicotine in them

5. Ciqarettes, pipe, ciqars or snuff?: Cigarettes

6. If you knew you could stop using nicotine-products painlessly without the risk of failing, would you?: No, as I like smoking. I'd only quit if I became addicted, as then I'd start to lose self-control, I won't have that

7. Would you date a smoker?: Yes

8. What age did you start smoking?: 15

9. What age did you stop smoking?: N/A

10. Did you quit with the help of products like gum or patches?: N/A

11. Would you say outside products like nicotine-gum help?: N/A

12. What do you say is the main reason for quitting?: If I do quit smoking, it will be to stop the addiction.

I know I'll get a lot of shit as the underage smoker here, but I use it mostly as something to bond over with my best friend, and to meditate lightly during the day. I only smoke one a day, two if I'm feeling, as I call it, "smokey," and more if I'm sharing them with friends on a special occasion.