Table 1.
Participant characteristics of the Nashville REACH 2010 baseline survey
| Characteristics | All participants (N = 3,104) | Former smokers (n = 521) | Current smokers (n = 768) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 39.91 (38.16–41.66) | 46.83 (42.53–51.13) | 42.06 (38.56–45.56) |
| Female | 60.09 (58.34–61.84) | 53.17 (48.87–57.47) | 57.94 (54.44–61.44) |
| Age, years | |||
| 18–24 | 7.94 (6.46–9.42) | 4.94 (3.05–6.84) | 10.19 (8.02–12.35) |
| 25–34 | 12.14 (10.35–13.93) | 8.30 (5.89–10.71) | 14.68 (12.15–17.21) |
| 35–44 | 20.70 (18.48–22.92) | 15.61 (12.44–18.79) | 23.81 (20.77–26.85) |
| 45–54 | 22.41 (20.13–24.70) | 22.53 (18.88–26.18) | 22.62 (19.63–25.61) |
| 55–64 | 18.83 (16.69–20.97) | 21.94 (18.32–25.55) | 16.93 (14.25–19.61) |
| 65+ | 17.98 (15.87–20.08) | 26.68 (22.81–30.55) | 11.77 (9.47–14.08) |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 19.24 (17.83–20.65) | 18.13 (14.82–21.44) | 25.46 (22.37–28.55) |
| High school graduate | 29.89 (28.25–31.53) | 31.49 (27.50–35.48) | 32.51 (29.18–35.83) |
| Some college | 23.08 (21.57–24.59) | 23.47 (19.83–27.11) | 24.80 (21.74–27.87) |
| College graduate or more | 27.79 (26.18–29.39) | 26.91 (23.10–30.72) | 17.23 (14.55–19.91) |
| Employment | |||
| Employed | 55.95 (54.17–57.73) | 47.61 (43.32–51.90) | 59.92 (56.43–63.41) |
| Unemployed | 2.30 (1.94–3.06) | 1.91 (0.73–3.10) | 3.55 (2.23–4.87) |
| Homemaker | 4.50 (3.76–5.24) | 4.40 (2.63–6.16) | 4.47 (3.00–5.94) |
| Student | 2.27 (1.73–2.80) | 0.96 (0.12–1.79) | 1.58 (0.69–2.46) |
| Retired | 28.29 (26.68–29.90) | 39.58 (35.37–43.78) | 20.24 (17.38–23.10) |
| Unable to work | 6.50 (5.62–7.38) | 5.54 (3.58–7.51) | 10.25 (8.90–12.41) |
| Annual income | |||
| <$15,000 | 16.46 (14.23–18.70) | 13.38 (10.13–16.63) | 18.74 (15.66–21.82) |
| $15,000–$24,999 | 29.16 (26.43–31.90) | 26.53 (22.32–30.74) | 30.69 (27.05–34.34) |
| $25,000–$49,999 | 35.65 (32.77–38.54) | 34.98 (30.43–39.52) | 35.86 (32.08–39.65) |
| $50,000+ | 18.72 (16.37–21.07) | 25.12 (20.98–29.25) | 14.70 (11.90–17.50) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/cohabitate | 42.11 (40.34–43.88) | 45.80 (41.52–50.08) | 36.35 (32.93–39.77) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 36.72 (34.99–38.45) | 41.98 (37.75–46.22) | 40.94 (37.45–44.44) |
| Single | 21.17 (19.71–22.64) | 12.21 (9.40–15.03) | 22.70 (19.72–25.68) |
| Race | |||
| Black | 42.93 (41.16–44.70) | 51.90 (47.62–56.19) | 44.14 (40.62–47.66) |
| White | 57.07 (55.30–58.84) | 48.10 (43.82–52.38) | 55.86 (52.34–59.38) |
| Body mass index category | |||
| Normal weight | 34.65 (31.97–37.32) | 30.96 (26.80–35.12) | 36.94 (33.41–40.48) |
| Underweight | 3.28 (2.28–4.29) | 1.67 (0.52–2.83) | 4.31 (2.82–5.79) |
| Overweight | 34.40 (31.73–37.07) | 36.19 (31.87–40.52) | 33.06 (29.61–36.50) |
| Obese | 27.67 (25.15–30.18) | 31.17 (27.00–35.34) | 25.69 (22.50–28.89) |
| Diabetes | |||
| Yes | 11.47 (10.33–12.61) | 15.05 (11.98–18.12) | 10.04 (7.91–12.17) |
| No | 88.53 (87.39–89.67) | 84.95 (81.88–88.02) | 89.96 (87.82–92.09) |
| High blood pressure | |||
| Yes | 41.55 (39.79–43.32) | 47.99 (43.70–52.29) | 43.91 (40.38–47.43) |
| No | 58.45 (56.68–60.21) | 52.01 (47.71–56.30) | 56.09 (52.57–59.62) |
| High cholesterol | |||
| Yes | 36.63 (33.58–39.68) | 36.26 (31.65–40.86) | 36.99 (32.83–41.16) |
| No | 63.37 (60.32–66.42) | 63.74 (59.14–68.35) | 63.01 (58.84–67.17) |
| Self-reported general health | |||
| Excellent | 13.79 (12.53–15.04) | 12.10 (9.25–14.96) | 7.01 (5.13–8.89) |
| Very good | 31.62 (29.93–33.32) | 28.97 (25.00–32.94) | 30.01 (26.64–33.39) |
| Good | 36.44 (34.68–38.20) | 40.87 (36.57–45.18) | 39.41 (35.82–43.01) |
| Fair–poor | 18.15 (16.74–19.56) | 18.06 (14.69–21.43) | 23.56 (20.44–26.69) |
| Chronic diseases | |||
| No chronic diseases | 46.48 (44.70–48.26) | 36.85 (32.70–41.01) | 44.66 (41.14–48.19) |
| One chronic disease | 35.90 (34.19–37.61) | 40.31 (36.08–44.53) | 38.02 (34.58–41.46) |
| Multiple chronic diseases | 17.61 (16.26–18.98) | 22.84 (19.22–26.56) | 17.32 (14.64–20.00) |
Note. All values are percentages with 95% CIs.