TABLE 1—

Sample Baseline Characteristics, by Educational Background: Minnesota HealthPartners Enrollees, 2004–2005

	Education Group, %
	High School or Less (n = 510)	2-Year Collegea (n = 915)	4-Year Collegeb (n = 2042)
Women**	46.9	53.1	60.0
Age, y
18–19	33.5	37.3	37.0
20–21	29.8	31.4	32.5
22–24	36.7	31.4	30.5
Non-White**	24.5	17.4	12.9
Employed full time**	60.0	48.3	40.2
Main policyholder**	63.3	35.2	17.5
Health-related variables
Self-reported overall health very good or excellent**	53.0	67.7	78.6
Had a history of depression diagnosis**	26.1	20.5	15.6
Smoking statusc**
Current smoker	47.5	30.6	16.4
Infrequent smoker	2.4	3.0	4.3
Never smoker	39.6	57.3	72.3
Former smoker	10.6	9.2	7.1

^aThe 2-year college group included those respondents who had completed at least some post–high school technical education but were not currently enrolled in any school and those that were enrolled in a 2-year college.

^bThe 4-year college group included those respondents who had were enrolled in a 4-year college or university and those who had a college degree and were not currently enrolled in any school.

^cCurrent smokers were those respondents who had smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and smoked every day or some days; infrequent smokers had smoked at least 1 cigarette in the past month but had not smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetime; never smokers had not smoked in the past month and had not smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetime; and former smokers had smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetime but none in the past month.

* P < .05; **P < .001 (Pearson χ² comparisons across columns).