TABLE 2—
Demographic Characteristics of Participants in Tobacco Free El Paso’s Certification Program (n = 74)
| No. (%) of Participants | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 27 (36.5) |
| Female | 47 (63.5) |
| Age, y | |
| 18–35 | 27 (36.5) |
| 36–49 | 29 (39.2) |
| ≥ 50 | 11 (14.9) |
| Missing data | 7 (9.5) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 65 (87.8) |
| Multicultural/multiethnic | 6 (8.1) |
| Missing data | 3 (4.1) |
| Primary language | |
| English only | 4 (5.4) |
| English and Spanish | 24 (32.4) |
| Spanish only | 37 (50) |
| Missing data | 9 (12.2) |
| Level of education (y) | |
| High school (9–12) | 36 (48.6) |
| College (13–16) | 24 (32.4) |
| Postgraduate (≥ 17) | 7 (9.5) |
| Missing data | 7 (9.5) |
Note. Baseline demographic information was collected from the 74 participants who completed the pretests administered during scheduled training sessions from August 2003 to August 2004.