Doing research on smoking; Please answer my poll!

[DoomyMcDoom]

Hey people!
I am working on a study, report, whatever you want to call it about smoking and a big part of it is collecting answers from different groups of people. All this stuff will be completely anonymous and only the sources (for example, you people will just be listed as escapistmagazine.com) will be mentioned in the actual paper. Please answer the following questions truthfully and I will collect numbers and answers from ye for my paper. You can take part in this 'til 11.4.2012 or sunday next week, that's when I will collect the answers. If you could tell a couple of friends, I would be very thankful. The more there are answers, the better. Please only answer to questions that apply. As in, if you never quit, there is no use answering to questions like number 10, obviously.

1. Gender
Male
2. Age
26
3. Continent you currently live in
North America (Canada)
4. Do you use nicotine-products?
Very rarely
5. Ciqarettes, pipe, ciqars or snuff?
A Cuban cigar when the occasion merits it, the ones I do smoke put me out $30/each.
6. If you knew you could stop using nicotine-products painlessly without the risk of failing, would you?
I could quite easily never smoke one again, it wouldn't make a difference on my life.
7. Would you date a smoker?
Have several times, would again, smokers are people too.
8. What age did you start smoking?
24
9. What age did you stop smoking?
Let's call it this year, though I may puff on one or two more cigars before I die, so 26.
10. Did you quit with the help of products like gum or patches?
No
11. Would you say outside products like nicotine-gum help?
N/A
12. What do you say is the main reason for quitting?
Haven't had a reason, or the money, to buy a cigar in awhile.

 

[JayRPG]

1. Male
2. 21
3. Australia
4. No
5. Nope
6. N/a
7. A social smoker yes, a heavy smoker no.
8. N/a
9. N/a
10. N/a
11. N/a
12. Sex

 

[Aedes]

Well, I feel like helping today so there ya go:

1. Gender: Male
2. Age: 24
3. Continent you currently live in: South America
4. Do you use nicotine-products? Nope
5. Ciqarettes, pipe, ciqars or snuff? Nope
6. If you knew you could stop using nicotine-products painlessly without the risk of failing, would you? Yes, totally. Not sure if this questions applies to me though...
7. Would you date a smoker? I don't know.
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? Health, I guess.

 

[Lt._nefarious]

1. Gender

Male

2. Age

15

3. Continent you currently live in

Scotland, Britain.

4. Do you use nicotine-products?

No.

5. Ciqarettes, pipe, ciqars or snuff?

None of 'em.

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

If I were already a smoker...

7. Would you date a smoker?

Smoking is just a habit. It wouldn't make her a bad person or unattractive...

8. What age did you start smoking?

I assume I'll start at 40 when sh*t gets bleak (N/A)

9. What age did you stop smoking?

49 on account of dying in a fist fight with Superman (N/A)

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

I never smoked.

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

I wouldn't know

12. What do you say is the main reason for quitting?

Um... My friend told me it was the money. He only stopped so he could afford to see his French lady friend...

 

[Zantos]

1. Male
2. 22
3. Europe
4. Yes
5. Cigarettes (rolling tobacco)
6. Maybe
7. Yes
8. 19

9 through 12 not relevant.

 

[chaosraptor]

1.Male
2.18
3.England
4.-
5.Rolling Ciqarettes
6.Not Yet
7.Yes
8.17
9.N/A
10.N/A
11.N/A
12.N/A

 

[Evil Smurf]

1. Gender: male
2. Age: 20
3. Continent you currently live in: Australia
4. Do you use nicotine-products?: nope.avi
5. Ciqarettes, pipe, ciqars or snuff?: nopegasm
6. If you knew you could stop using nicotine-products painlessly without the risk of failing, would you?: I don't plan on starting
7. Would you date a smoker?: nopeasaurus Rex
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?: health reasons

 

[acey195]

1. Male
2. 21
3. Europe
4. No
5. I think I used a cigar once to light some firework XD, I did not inhale though...
6. I do not know if I would, I rather not start
7. Not my preference to do so
8. N/A
9. N/A
10. N/A
11. Do not know
12. I would not start as I think:
- I should be able to be cool without (also goes for drinking a lot of alcohol for me)
- I also think it is a waste of money.
- With the health risks and possible upcoming legislation to fine smokers (higher health insurance) I see absolutely no upsides to smoking.

 

[M4t3us]

1. Male
2. 26
3. Europe
4. Yes
5. Cigarettes, Pipe and those Japanese nicotine sticks.
6. Not yet
7. I'm married to one.
8. 16
9. N/A
10. N/A
11. They seem to, though I can't be sure
12. It no longer provides that sense of relaxation it used to.

 

[Crises^]

1. Gender: Male
2. Age: 25
3. Continent you currently live in: Ireland
4. Do you use nicotine-products? I use tabacco with weed the odd time but don't smoke any more.
5. Ciqarettes, pipe, ciqars or snuff? tabbaco pouch
6. If you knew you could stop using nicotine-products painlessly without the risk of failing, would you? I used to smoke only smoke weed no odd time now
7. Would you date a smoker? yes
8. What age did you start smoking? 14
9. What age did you stop smoking? 23
10. Did you quit with the help of products like gum or patches? patched for 5 days then cold turkey
11. Would you say outside products like nicotine-gum help? the patched helped me
12. What do you say is the main reason for quitting? Money it costs to much

 

[Rose and Thorn]

1. Gender
Male

2. Age
22

3. Continent you currently live in
North America / Canada

4. Do you use nicotine-products?
Nope

5. Ciqarettes, pipe, ciqars or snuff?
Nope, only marijuana once in awhile.

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?
Most likely not. I would have to really like them, and they would have to be a part-time smoker. I've been with a guy who smoked cigars once in awhile, and that was alright, but smoking 10-30 cigs a day I couldn't deal.

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?
My uncle stopped smoking by chewing regular trident gum. He said to do something else with his mouth all day definitely helped him stop. I would say it is better then nothing, but everyone will react different.

12. What do you say is the main reason for quitting?
Personal health and hygiene.

 

[Legion]

1. Male
2. 23
3. England, South East
4. No
5. No, casually smoked when I was younger
6. I don't have a need to use them
7. Hmm, I don't think it'd be a deal breaker, but I would never live in a house where people smoked inside.
8. I never really "started" smoking. In my entire life I have probably had the equivalent of three packets.
9. See above
10. No, I never got addicted,
11. Never needed to find out
12. It became illegal to smoke inside night clubs. So I stopped doing it.

 

[Smeatza]

1. Gender - Male
2. Age - 21
3. Continent you currently live in - Europe
4. Do you use nicotine-products? - Used to
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? - I would have done
7. Would you date a smoker? - Yes
8. What age did you start smoking? - 15
9. What age did you stop smoking? - 21
10. Did you quit with the help of products like gum or patches? - No
11. Would you say outside products like nicotine-gum help? - Never tried them
12. What do you say is the main reason for quitting? - Impact on health

 

[Isaiah Matthews]

1. Male
2. 28
3. North America
4. No
5. No
6. N/A
7. No
8. 15
9. 24
10. No.
11. For some people, yes. Speaking from personal experience, willpower can affect the desire to quit.
12. Wanted to live a healthier life.

 

[Mister Eff]

1. Male
2. 22
3. Europe
4. Yes
5. Ciqarettes
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. 17
9. N/A
10. N/A
11. No
12. Health purposes

 

[Bucht]

1. Male
2. 20
3. Europe
4. Ciqarettes are nicotine products right?
5. Ciqarettes
6. Probably
7. I've dating one for the lats 4 years.
8. 12
9. /
10. /
11. I'd say they help, just like I'd say a placebo helps
12. /

 

[dangoball]

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Here you go:
1. Gender - male
2. Age - 20
3. Continent you currently live in - Europe
4. Do you use nicotine-products? - Yes, on rare occasions.
5. Ciqarettes, pipe, ciqars or snuff? - Cigarettes (what is "snuff"?)
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? - Not an active smoker
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? - In some cases, yes.
12. What do you say is the main reason for quitting? - Money

BTW I was quite confused by the mentioned date and then I realized you used MM/DD/YYYY format instead of DD/MM/YYYY to which I'm used

 

[IndomitableSam]

1. Female
2. 29
3. North America (Canadian)
4. No.
5. No.
6. N/A
7. No.
8. N/A
9. N/A
10. N/A
11. N/A
12. N/A

My mother was a heavy smoker until she was 45-ish and it really turned me off from it. I also became allergic to it, so that helped.

 

[Zen Bard]

1. Gender: Male
2. Age: 44
3. Continent you currently live in: North America ('Murca...fuck yeah!)
4. Do you use nicotine-products?: (sigh) Yes
5. Ciqarettes, pipe, ciqars or snuff?: Pipe occasionally on weekends
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? Not intentionally...but I married one. Just goes to show
8. What age did you start smoking? 42
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