Table 1 Unweighted baseline characteristics of Massachusetts adult smoker cohort by strength of local restaurant smoking regulation*.
| Total (n = 1712) | Weak % (n = 1503) | Strong % (n = 209) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual‐level variables | ||||
| Age at baseline, years | ||||
| 18–30 | 478 | 28.1 | 26.8 | NS |
| ⩾31 | 1232 | 71.9 | 73.2 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 738 | 43.5 | 40.2 | NS |
| Female | 974 | 56.5 | 59.8 | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non‐hispanic White | 1494 | 87.4 | 93.8 | 0.008 |
| Other | 201 | 12.6 | 6.3 | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Not married | 946 | 57.3 | 47.8 | 0.010 |
| Married | 739 | 42.7 | 52.2 | |
| Number of children | ||||
| None | 1033 | 59.9 | 64.6 | NS |
| 1 or more | 675 | 40.1 | 35.4 | |
| Education | ||||
| Non‐college graduate | 1242 | 75.5 | 65.1 | 0.001 |
| College graduate | 432 | 24.5 | 34.9 | |
| Household income ($) | ||||
| ⩽$50 000 | 740 | 50.6 | 41.1 | 0.016 |
| >$50 000 | 758 | 49.4 | 58.9 | |
| Total smoking ban in the workplace | ||||
| No | 256 | 28.1 | 21 | NS |
| Yes | 682 | 71.9 | 79 | |
| Smoking history | ||||
| Highly dependent | 579 | 34.9 | 25.8 | 0.009 |
| Less dependent | 1133 | 65.1 | 74.2 | |
| Town‐level variables | ||||
| Percentage of town “yes” vote on question 1 (mean) | 48.3 | 47.4 | 54.6 | 0.0001 |
| Percentage of town residents who are white (mean) | 84.9 | 84.0 | 91.6 | 0.0001 |
NS, not significant.
*Strength of local restaurant smoking regulation was defined as strong if smoking was banned completely in all restaurants with no variances, and as weak if otherwise.