Table 1.
Demographics of study participants by stage of change category.
| Demographic | Total Sample (n = 155) | Precontemplators (n = 35) | Contemplators (n = 65) | Preparers (n = 55) | |||
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| Sex (% Female) | 58.0c | 45.8 | 54.2 | 32.3 | 67.7 | 50.9 | 49.1 |
| Mean Ageb | 53.4 (8.9) | 51.6 (8.8) | 58.5 (9.8) | 50.5 (7.4) | 52.2 (9.9) | 54.2 (8.4) | 54.7 (7.2) |
| Race (% White) | 98.7 | 93.8 | 100 | 100 | 97.7 | 100 | 100 |
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| Education (%) | |||||||
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| Elementary | 4.5 | 6.25 | 10.5 | 0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Middle | 29.7 | 18.8 | 36.8 | 23.8 | 20.5 | 39.3 | 40.7 |
| High School | 32.9 | 37.5 | 31.5 | 52.4 | 34.1 | 25 | 22.2 |
| College | 32.3 | 37.5 | 21.1 | 23.8 | 38.6 | 32.1 | 33.2 |
| Unknown | 0.6 | 2.3 | |||||
| Employed (%) | 36.8 | 37.5 | 26.3 | 42.9 | 40.9 | 39.3 | 29.6 |
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| Smoking history | |||||||
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| Avg smoke/dayb | 25.5 (12.5) | 30.3 (15.1) | 26.7 (11.5) | 27.9 (13.7) | 23.1 (11.2) | 28.0 (11.1) | 21.7 (13.5) |
| Pack-Yearsb,d,f | 46.2 (26) | 58.8 (36.1) | 51.0 (23.9) | 48.4 (23.2) | 38.5 (23.4) | 52.4 (19.8) | 40.1 (29.3) |
| Smoke Quit Attemptc,d,e | 1 (0–60) | 0 (0–4) | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–8) | 1 (1–50) | 1.5 ( 0–60) | 1 (1–60) |
| Physician Advice (%) | 88 | 87.5 | 89.4 | 95.2 | 90.9 | 85.7 | 81.5 |
| Passive Smoke (%) | 52.9 | 68.8 | 47.3 | 57.1 | 52.3 | 46.4 | 51.9 |
Note. Due to missing data the sample size equaled 155. Smoke Quit Attempt, Lifetime Quit Attempts
a
Percent female
b
Mean (standard deviation)
c
Median (range)
d
Significant difference between PC and C based on results of t-test; p <0.05
e
Significant difference between PC and P based on results of t-test; p <0.05
f
Significant difference between men and women based on results of t-test; p <0.005