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. 2010 Feb 25;12(4):390–397. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntq015

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the sample population and likelihood of getting a nicotine vaccine if one were available

Sample characteristics, N = 427 Likelihood of vaccination (%), N = 427
Very unlikely Unlikely Neither likely or unlikely Likely Very likely χ2 (df)
Overall 12.4 9.1 23.7 32.8 22.0
Gender
    Male 54.1 13.4 9.5 22.5 33.8 20.8 1.27 (4)
    Female 45.9 11.2 8.7 25.0 31.6 23.5
Age (years)
    18–29 1.9 12.5 12.5 37.5 25.0 12.5 15.52 (12)
    30–44 14.4 18.3 5.0 35.0 26.7 15.0
    45–59 44.0 9.6 8.0 20.2 36.2 26.1
    60+ 40.0 13.5 11.7 22.8 31.6 20.5
Race/ethnicity
    Non-Hispanic White 85.5 12.1 9.6 24.1 33.4 20.8 10.09 (12)
    Non-Hispanic Black 6.3 11.1 3.7 33.3 33.3 18.5
    Hispanic 4.7 15.0 10.0 10.0 25.0 40.0
    Other, more than 1 race 3.5 20.0 6.7 13.3 26.7 33.3
Education
    HS degree or less 42.4 16.0 11.0 23.8 30.4 18.8 6.60 (4)
    More than HS degree 57.6 9.8 7.7 23.6 34.6 24.4
Nicotine dependence
    Low 38.2 16.1 9.9 24.8 31.7 17.4 7.17 (8)
    Medium 34.2 9.0 9.0 22.9 34.0 25.0
    High 27.6 9.5 8.6 22.4 34.5 25.0
Previous quit attempts
0 17.7 25.3 14.7 32.0 14.7 13.3 42.33 (12)*
1–2 31.7 11.2 6.7 20.9 38.8 22.4
3–4 21.5 6.6 11.0 28.6 37.4 16.5
5 or more 29.1 8.9 7.3 17.9 34.1 31.7
Previous quit methods
    0 53.7 16.8 12.7 30.5 30.9 9.1 64.19 (12)*
    1 21.7 7.9 5.6 15.7 39.3 31.5
    2 11.2 10.9 8.7 21.7 23.9 34.8
    3 or more 13.4 1.8 0.0 18.2 38.2 41.8
Readiness to quit
    Low 32.5 20.3 13.8 27.5 24.6 13.8 33.08 (8)*
    Medium 32.7 9.4 7.2 22.3 40.3 20.9
    High 34.8 6.8 6.8 21.6 33.8 31.1
Vaccine attitudes
    Unfavorable 33.8 25.7 13.9 24.3 23.6 12.5 59.75 (8)*
    Neutral 20.4 9.2 6.9 29.9 34.5 19.5
    Favorable 45.8 3.6 6.7 20.5 39.0 30.3
Nicotine vaccine attitudes
    Unfavorable 14.3 44.1 20.3 16.9 11.9 6.8 164.25 (8)*
    Neutral 27.8 13.0 18.3 40.0 22.6 6.1
    Favorable 57.9 3.8 2.1 18.0 43.1 33.1

Note. HS = high school.

*p < .001.