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Table 2 Demographic information of focus group and interview participants

From: “They try to suppress us, but we should be louder”: a qualitative exploration of intimidation in tobacco control

 

Descriptors and numbers of participants

Prefer not to say/ not applicable

Role

(self-identified)

Advocate (A): 10

Advocate and researcher (A&R): 8

Researcher (R): 5

Advocate and journalist (A&J): 1

5 (prefer not to say)

Region of activitya

Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR): 5 from 5 countries

European region (EUR): 4 from 4 countries

African region (AFR): 3 from 3 countries

Region of the Americas (AMR): 3 from 3 countries

Western-Pacific Region (WPR): 3 from 2 countries

South-East Asia (SEAR): 2 from 2 countries

Global level: 4

Income level of country of activityb

Low income: 3

Lower-middle income: 10

Upper-middle income: 4

High income: 3

5 (prefer not to say) + 4 (n/a as active at global level)

  1. aSource: WHO Classification; bSource: World Bank [25]