TABLE 1.
Participant Characteristics, by Sample: Project CARE, Houston, TX, 2005–2007
| Completer Samplea (n = 320) |
Intent-to-Treat Sampleb (n = 372) |
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| Characteristic | % or Mean (SD) | Range | % or Mean (SD) | Range |
| Age, y | 42.1 (10.6) | 21–70 | 41.6 (10.9) | 21–73 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 53.8 | 52.7 | ||
| Male | 46.2 | 47.3 | ||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| African American | 35.9 | 35.5 | ||
| Latino | 30.0 | 31.7 | ||
| Caucasian | 34.1 | 32.8 | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Married or living with significant other | 35.6 | 34.1 | ||
| Single, separated, divorced, or widowed | 64.4 | 65.9 | ||
| Education | ||||
| < High school | 13.4 | 14.0 | ||
| High school | 27.5 | 27.4 | ||
| Some college | 31.3 | 31.2 | ||
| Vocational/college degree | 27.8 | 27.4 | ||
| Annual household income, $ | ||||
| < 10 000 | 28.7 | 29.6 | ||
| 10 000–29 999 | 24.7 | 23.9 | ||
| 30 000–49 999 | 24.1 | 23.9 | ||
| ≥ 50 000 | 22.5 | 22.6 | ||
| No. of cigarettes smoked per day | 21.2 (10.0) | 5–80 | 21.2 (10.4) | 5–80 |
| Time to first cigarette of the day, min | ||||
| ≤ 5 | 48.4 | 47.6 | ||
| 6–30 | 29.1 | 28.2 | ||
| 31–60 | 10.6 | 12.4 | ||
| > 60 | 11.9 | 11.8 | ||
| Financial strain score | 15.5 (4.7) | 8–24 | 15.5 (4.8) | 8–24 |
a
Included participants who provided complete smoking status data at the baseline and 26-week visits, as well as those who were known to have relapsed at any visit prior to 26 weeks postquit.
b
Included all participants in the completer sample in addition to participants who did not provide data at the 26-week postquit follow-up visit (i.e., participants with missing data).