Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of sample: full sample and analysis subsamples.

	Ever smokers at baseline (n = 3052)	Current smokers at wave 1 (n = 1203)	Former smokers at wave 1 (n = 1849)
Smoking outcomes
Cessation at wave 2	—	17.0%	—
Relapse at wave 2	—	—	3.6%
Quantity smoked at wave 2	—	16.77 (13.62)	—
Quantity smoked at wave 2 (if smoking at wave 2)	—	20.19 (12.42)	15.22 (11.59)
Job loss exposure
Involuntary job loss (IJL)	6.8%	7.8%	6.2%
IJL and re-employed full-time	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%
IJL and re-employed part-time	1.3%	1.8%	0.9%
IJL and not re-employed	1.5%	2.0%	1.2%
IJL and retired	1.3%	1.3%	1.4%
Smoking history
Daily quantity of cigarettes at wave 1	—	19.81 (12.60)	—
Quit smoking (no. of years)	—	—	16.17 (10.09)
Other covariates
Age in years	55.89 (3.58)	55.52 (3.49)	56.12 (3.62)
Female sex	39.3%	45.1%	35.5%
White race	82.2%	81.5%	82.6%
Married	77.5%	71.3%	81.5%
White collar occupation	66.8%	64.8%	68.2%
Moderate alcohol use	57.1%	53.5%	59.4%
Heavy alcohol use	6.1%	7.9%	4.9%
Baseline depression score (0-8)	0.55 (1.06)	0.67 (1.23)	0.47 (0.92)
Onset of cancer by wave 2	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%
Onset of heart disease by wave 2	2.3%	2.8%	2.0%
Spouse smoked at wave 1	22.2%	33.6%	14.8%