Table 2.
Participant Characteristics
| Total sample | Adolescent (aged 13–17), n (%) or mean (SD) | Young adult smoker (aged 18–24), n (%) or mean (SD) | Older adult smoker (aged ≥25), n (%) or mean (SD) | |
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| Total sample makeup, n (% of sample) | 2505 (100%) | 836 (33.4%) | 833 (33.2%) | 836 (33.4%) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 1242 (49.6%) | 314 (37.6%) | 562 (67.5%) | 366 (43.8%) |
| Female | 1263 (50.4%) | 522 (62.4%) | 271 (32.5%) | 470 (56.2%) |
| Age: mean (SD) | 28.38 (16.12) | 15.60 (1.30) | 21.72 (1.86) | 47.78 (13.78) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 1702 (67.9%) | 517 (61.8%) | 516 (61.9%) | 669 (80.0%) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 263 (10.5%) | 84 (10.0%) | 118 (14.2%) | 61 (7.3%) |
| Other or multiracial, non-Hispanic | 209 (8.3%) | 101 (12.1%) | 65 (7.8%) | 43 (5.1%) |
| Hispanic | 331 (13.2%) | 134 (16.0%) | 134 (16.1%) | 63 (7.5%) |
| Educationa | ||||
| Less than HS | 118 (7.1%) | - | 83 (10.0%) | 35 (4.2%) |
| HS or GED | 663 (39.7%) | - | 362 (43.5%) | 301 (36.0%) |
| Some college | 563 (33.7%) | - | 274 (32.9%) | 289 (34.6%) |
| College or more | 325 (19.5%) | - | 114 (13.7%) | 211 (25.2%) |
| Annual household incomea | ||||
| $0–$19 999 | 463 (27.8%) | - | 287 (34.6%) | 176 (21.1%) |
| $20 000–$49 999 | 587 (35.3%) | - | 266 (32.0%) | 321 (38.5%) |
| $50 000–$74 999 | 293 (17.6%) | - | 123 (14.8%) | 170 (20.4%) |
| $75 000 or more | 320 (19.2%) | - | 154 (18.6%) | 166 (19.9%) |
| Region | ||||
| Northeast | 476 (19.0%) | 168 (20.1%) | 152 (18.2%) | 156 (18.7%) |
| South | 981 (39.2%) | 322 (38.5%) | 336 (40.3%) | 323 (38.6%) |
| Midwest | 584 (23.3%) | 204 (24.4%) | 174 (20.9%) | 206 (24.6%) |
| West | 464 (18.5%) | 142 (17.0%) | 171 (20.5%) | 151 (18.1%) |
| Sexual orientationa | ||||
| Heterosexual | 1426 (85.5%) | - | 662 (79.7%) | 764 (91.4%) |
| LGB or otherb | 241 (14.5%) | - | 169 (20.3%) | 72 (8.6%) |
| Health literacya,c (correct response) | 1015 (60.9%) | - | 517 (62.2%) | 498 (59.6%) |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Susceptible nonsmokerd | - | 419 (50.1%) | - | - |
| Current smokere | - | 417 (49.9%) | 833 (100.0%) | 836 (100.0%) |
GED = general education diploma; HS = high school; LGB = lesbian, gay, or bisexual; SD = standard deviation.
a
Item only asked of young adult and older adult respondents (aged ≥18).
b
“LGB or other” includes identifying as homosexual, or gay or lesbian; bisexual; or something else.
c
Participant correctly answers the question “If a person is at high risk for heart disease, which of the following levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is best?” after reading facts about cholesterol.
d
Adults must be current smokers to be eligible.
e
Current smoking among adolescents is smoking any of the past 30 days. Current smoking among adults is ever smoking 100 cigarettes and now smoking some days or every day.