Table 1.
Demographic characteristics, smoking and cessation histories of participants at baseline, by study group.
| Sample characteristics | All participants n = 1944 |
Standard QL only n = 485 |
Standard QL + Navigation n = 484 |
Specialized QL only n = 485 |
Specialized QL + Navigation n = 490 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (%)a | |||||
| Demographics | |||||
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 48.4 (12.2) | 48.2 (12.1) | 48.6 (12.2) | 49.0 (12.5) | 47.8 (12.1) |
| Female | 1396 (71.8) | 349 (72.0) | 334 (69.0) | 357 (73.6) | 356 (72.7) |
| Race | |||||
| Black or African-American | 1111 (57.8) | 268 (55.6) | 275 (58.0) | 278 (57.8) | 290 (59.9) |
| White | 666 (34.7) | 179 (37.1) | 166 (35.0) | 164 (34.1) | 157 (32.4) |
| Other | 144 (7.5) | 35 (7.3) | 33 (7.0) | 39 (8.1) | 37 (7.6) |
| Hispanic | 55 (2.9) | 15 (3.1) | 13 (2.7) | 13 (2.7) | 14 (2.9) |
| Annual pre-tax household income | |||||
| <$10,000 | 957 (51.2) | 229 (49.4) | 222 (47.5) | 248 (53.6) | 258 (54.3) |
| $10,000–$19,999 | 572 (30.6) | 144 (31.0) | 155 (33.2) | 140 (30.2) | 133 (28.0) |
| ≥$20,000 | 340 (18.2) | 91 (19.6) | 90 (19.3) | 75 (16.2) | 84 (17.7) |
| Education | |||||
| <High school | 588 (30.4) | 148 (30.6) | 147 (30.4) | 151 (31.4) | 142 (29.0) |
| High school/GED | 580 (29.9) | 148 (30.6) | 128 (26.5) | 154 (32.0) | 150 (30.6) |
| >High school | 769 (39.7) | 187 (38.7) | 208 (43.1) | 176 (36.6) | 198 (40.4) |
| Smoking and cessation history | |||||
| Age in years at first cigarette, mean (SD) | 15.7 (5.6) | 15.9 (6.1) | 15.4 (4.8) | 15.8 (6.3) | 15.7 (5.2) |
| Cigarettes per day, mean (SD) | 15.6 (9.2) | 15.7 (9.4) | 15.3 (8.8) | 16.0 (9.3) | 15.4 (9.3) |
| Live with other smokers | 784 (40.4) | 186 (38.5) | 202 (41.7) | 200 (41.4) | 196 (40.0) |
| Allow smoking inside the home | 1428 (73.8) | 366 (76.3) | 349 (72.4) | 342 (70.7) | 371 (75.7) |
| Self-reported quit attempt, ever | 1713 (88.2) | 421 (86.8) | 434 (89.7) | 427 (88.0) | 431 (88.3) |
| Self-reported quit attempt, last 12 monthsb | 799 (47.6) | 200 (48.7) | 194 (45.5) | 210 (50.0) | 195 (46.1) |
| Past use of any pharmacological quit aidb | 1216 (71.0) | 291 (69.1) | 306 (70.5) | 308 (72.1) | 311 (72.2) |
a
Except where otherwise noted.
b
Only asked of those who self-reported a prior quit attempt (n = 1713).