Table 1.
Variable | Overall N = 396 | Concurrent Users (n = 266) | Non-Concurrent Users (n = 130) | t or x2 Value | P-Value |
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M (±SD) or% [n] | M (± SD) or% [n] | M (± SD) or% [n] | |||
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Age | 42.9 (±11.8) | 41.8 (±12.1) | 45.2 (±10.7) | −2.76 | 0.006 |
Sex | 10.38 | 0.001 | |||
Male | 64.9% [257] | 70.3% [187] | 53.8% [70] | ||
Female | 35.1% [139] | 29.7% [79] | 46.2% [60] | ||
Race | 0.81 | 0.367 | |||
White | 61.6% [244] | 63.2% [168] | 58.5% [76] | ||
All Other | 38.4% [152] | 36.8% [98] | 41.5% [54] | ||
Lifetime Months Homeless | 41.0 (±51.2) | 41.1 (±51.5) | 40.9 (±50.9) | 0.026 | 0.980 |
Years Smoked | 23.5 (±12.5) | 23.2 (±12.2) | 24.0 (±13.1) | −0.56 | 0.578 |
Expired CO | 13.5 (±8.7) | 13.3 (±8.8) | 13.9 (±8.6) | −0.63 | 0.527 |
CPD | 14.5 (±7.2) | 14.7 (±7.3) | 14.2 (±6.9) | 0.74 | 0.462 |
Time to First Cigarette | 0.02 | 0.893 | |||
< 5 min | 48.0% [190] | 47.7% [127] | 48.5% [63] | ||
≥ 5 min | 52% [206] | 52.3% [139] | 51.5% [67] | ||
Diagnosed with a non-nicotine substance abuse disorder | 42.2% [167] | 45.9% [122] | 34.6% [45] | 4.53 | 0.033 |
Readiness to Quit (Scale 1–8) | 4.7 (±2.0) | 4.6 (±2.0) | 4.7 (±2.0) | −0.46 | 0.649 |
Past Year Quit Attempts | 1.8 (±2.5) | 2.0 (±2.7) | 1.3 (±2.0) | 1.72 | 0.003 |
Perceived Risk of Smoking | 6.3 (±3.0) | 6.5 (±2.9) | 5.8 (±3.1) | 2.09 | 0.037 |
Received smoking cessation counseling at local shelters | 0.855 | 0.355 | |||
No | 96.5% [382] | 95.9% [255] | 97.7% [127] | ||
Yes | 3.5% [14] | 4.1% [11] | 2.3% [3] |
Note: Differences between Concurrent Users and Non-Concurrent Users were assessed using independent samples t tests and chi-square tests. CO=carbon monoxide. CPD=cigarettes smoked per day.