Table 1.
NYC Chinese American Tobacco Cessation Study Sample: Characteristics at Baseline and Follow-up
| Baseline (N=2537) | Follow-up (N=1384) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size* | Weighted Proportion | Sample size | Weighted Proportion | |
| Sex, (%, Column) | ||||
| Male | 1581 | 55.1 | 826 | 56.1 |
| Female | 956 | 44.9 | 558 | 43.9 |
| Smoking Prevalence | ||||
| Current | 637 | 17.8 | 238 | 13.6 |
| Former | 324 | 12.4 | 315 | 21.5 |
| Never | 1576 | 70.0 | 821 | 64.9 |
| Age | ||||
| 18–34 | 629 | 30.8 | 271 | 27.9 |
| 35–44 | 699 | 25.1 | 374 | 25.6 |
| 45–54 | 685 | 24.8 | 387 | 25.8 |
| ≥ 55 | 517 | 19.3 | 349 | 20.7 |
| Education | ||||
| < 12 | 1020 | 41.8 | 460 | 35.0 |
| HS graduate | 571 | 23.2 | 376 | 25.6 |
| > 12 | 935 | 35.0 | 548 | 38.4 |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Never married | 2045 | 77.7 | 1162 | 79.1 |
| Married/living together | 487 | 22.3 | 207 | 20.9 |
| Income | ||||
| < $10,000 | 333 | 14.8 | 200 | 15.5 |
| $10,000–20,000 | 654 | 34.8 | 378 | 29.7 |
| $20,000–40,000 | 624 | 27.4 | 320 | 25.6 |
| >$40,000 | 503 | 23.0 | 384 | 29.2 |
| Percentage of lifetime spent in US | ||||
| 0 – 20% | 845 | 32.7 | 306 | 22.1 |
| 20 – 35% | 782 | 30.8 | 488 | 35.9 |
| 35 – 100% | 781 | 36.5 | 534 | 42.0 |
| Acculturation | ||||
| Not acculturated | 1958 | 77.9 | 1013 | 74.1 |
| Acculturated | 565 | 22.1 | 360 | 25.9 |
*
Subtotals by subcategory do not add to the total sample due to missing values.
(NYC Chinese Health Study 2002–2006)