Table 4 Probit regression results for factors associated with successful smoking cessation among Chinese men (N = 8,759)

Personality traits

Neuroticism

-0.055 (0.030)*

-0.055 (0.030)*

-0.044 (0.030)

Extraversion

-0.075 (0.031)**

-0.077 (0.031)**

-0.073 (0.032)**

Openness to experience

0.037 (0.026)

0.045 (0.026)*

0.028 (0.026)

Agreeableness

-0.027 (0.036)

-0.031 (0.036)

-0.049 (0.037)

Conscientiousness

-0.028 (0.034)

-0.039 (0.035)

-0.008 (0.035)

Demographics

Age

0.003 (0.001)**

0.007 (0.002)***

Social determinants

Place of residence

-0.112 (0.045)**

Educational attainment

Illiterate/Semiliterate (ref.)

 Elementary school

0.079 (0.074)

 Middle school

0.130 (0.072)*

 High school

0.319 (0.079)***

 > 3 years of college

0.315 (0.095)***

Married

-0.249 (0.055)***

No insurance

-0.030 (0.079)

Household income

-0.001 (0.002)

Health status

Self-rated health status

 Poor

0.055 (0.083)

 Fair (ref.)

 Good

-0.008 (0.066)

Chronic conditions

0.290 (0.060)***

Age of smoking initiation

-0.018 (0.004)***

Constant

-1.019 (0.209)***

-1.107 (0.213)***

-0.955 (0.244)***