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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: Tob Control. 2008 Dec 22;18(2):132–137. doi: 10.1136/tc.2007.024307

Table 2.

Population characteristics of geopolitical units (GPUs) in the Minnesota Adolescent Community Cohort sample, by clean indoor air policy status

Community-level characteristics Total Mean (SD) Policy Mean (SD) No Policy Mean (SD)
Population aged 18 and older (%)** 73.9% (4.7) 75.6% (6.4) 73.3% (3.8)
Population 25+ with college degree or higher (%)** 25.6% (12.8) 34.9% (14.5) 22.7% (10.6)
Percentage rural ** 34.3% (33.2) 6.1% (16.4) 43.3% (32.1)
Percentage White race ** 89.4% (14.0) 73.3% (21.8) 92.9% (7.4)
Median income ** $48,546 (14,640) $50,837 (15,407) $47,811 (14,311)
*

p<0.05,

**

p<0.01

Policy defined by any local clean indoor air policy in the city of residence by the end of the study period.

Census 2000 [1]