Table 2.

General demographics of Alaska and Southwest U.S. Education and Research Towards Health Study population by ST status, 2004–2007

	Alaska						Southwest United States
	Current		Former		Never		Current		Former		Never
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Total (N = 11,326)	676	17.7	677	17.7	2,468	64.6	604	8.0	1,203	16.0	5,698	75.9
Age group (years)
18–24	102	14.8	146	21.1	443	64.1	57	4.0	125	8.8	1,231	87.1
25–34	133	17.8	183	24.5	430	57.6	127	8.2	265	17.1	1,158	74.7
35–44	202	21.5	177	18.8	560	59.6	201	11.3	344	19.3	1,234	69.4
45–54	115	14.6	113	14.3	561	71.1	143	9.5	282	18.7	1,085	71.9
55–64	63	16.4	34	8.8	288	74.8	61	7.0	134	15.4	675	77.6
65+	61	22.5	24	8.9	186	68.6	15	3.9	53	13.8	315	82.2
Sex
Male	253	16.9	402	26.8	846	56.4	376	13.6	761	27.5	1,628	58.9
Female	423	18.2	275	11.9	1,622	69.9	228	4.8	442	9.3	4,070	85.9
Education
Less than high school	206	24.2	152	17.9	493	57.9	192	9.5	285	14.1	1,545	76.4
High school or higher	465	15.9	517	17.6	1,950	66.5	411	7.5	915	16.8	4,129	75.7
Employment status
Not currently employed	414	18.6	404	18.1	1,408	63.3	336	7.9	668	15.6	3,273	76.5
Employed or self-employed	262	16.4	273	17.1	1,060	66.5	268	8.3	535	16.6	2,425	75.1
Marital status
Married/living as married	332	20.4	259	15.9	1,039	63.7	278	8.5	552	16.9	2,442	74.6
Separated/divorced/never married	343	15.8	415	19.1	1,418	65.2	326	7.7	650	15.4	3,249	76.9
Income
≤$25,000	380	20.3	337	18.0	1,151	61.6	388	8.6	744	16.6	3,354	74.8
>$25,000	168	12.1	242	17.4	984	70.6	134	7.1	324	17.1	1,441	75.9
Language spoken at home
Both native and English	434	34.4	244	19.3	584	46.3	520	9.9	959	18.2	3,792	71.9
English only	238	9.4	428	16.8	1,875	73.8	83	3.8	238	10.9	1,855	85.2

Note. ST includes chew, snuff, and homemade tobacco products. ST = smokeless tobacco.

^ap < .01 for all univariate comparisons except smokeless tobacco status comparison with employment.