Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of study sample by smoking status

	Current smoker(18%, n = 121)	Never or past smoker (82%, n = 546)		Total (n = 667)
Region of birth			p<0.0001
USA	88% (107)	62% (340)		67% (447)
Caribbean	7% (9)	28% (154)		25% (163)
Africa	3% (4)	7% (36)		6% (40)
Other	1% (1)	3% (14)		2% (15)
Language    acculturation			p = 0.02
Low or moderate	7% (8)	15% (78)		13% (86)
High	93% (107)	85% (440)		87% (547)
Generation			p<0.0001
Second + generation	24% (95)	76% (302)		60% (397)
First generation	24% (12)	76% (37)		7% (49)
Foreign-born	6% (14)	94% (205)		33% (219)
Sex			p = 0.01
Male	40.5% (49)	29% (159)		31% (208)
Female	59.5% (72)	71% (387)		69% (459)
Occupation			p = 0.55
Blue collar	62% (73)	57% (305)		58% (378)
White collar	32% (37)	37% (197)		36% (234)
Not working	6% (7)	6% (33)		6% (40)
Age (mean, SD)	46.7 (11.7)	47.2 (13.0)	p = 0.71	47.1 (12.8)

Numbers may not sum to total because of missing values