Characteristics

n (%) or mean (SD)

Percent of patients Medicaid recipients

Less than 30%

94 (32.6%)

31% or more

194 (67.4%)

Patients seen per week

1-75

107 (41.3%)

76 -150

80 (30.9%)

> 150

72 (27.8%)

Number of designated people providing tobacco cessation counseling

 None

70 (24.5%)

1

52 (18.2%)

2

49 (17.1%)

3

28 (9.8%)

4 or more

87 (30.4%)

Tobacco treatment specialist in your clinic

Yes

12 (4.6%)

No

222 (84.1%)

Don’t  know

30 (11.4%)

Anyone attended CE in tobacco dependence treatment  

Yes

75 (34.4%)

No

143 (65.5%)

Interest in receiving tobacco dependence training

Not interested at all/not very interested

103 (39.3%)

Somewhat/very interested

159 (60.7%)

Preferred format for training (range: 1 [most preferred] to 4 [least preferred])

Face to face

2.2 (1.1)

Online

1.8 (0.9)

Webinar

2.0 (1.0)

Lunch and learn

2.1 (1.0)

Podcast

2.9 (0.8)

Use of Five A’s (range: 1 [never] to 4 [always])

 Ask

3.7 (0.7)

Advise

3.3 (0.9)

Assess

2.2 (1.0)

Assist

2.1 (1.0)

Arrange for follow up

2.3 (1.0)

Services recommended to patients (select all that apply)

Quit line

84 (36.1%)

Individual counseling

126 (54.1%)

Group counseling

75 (32.2%)

Online programs

41 (17.6%)