TABLE 2.
Demographic Characteristics at Baseline, by Quit Status at 3, 6, and 12 Months Among the Intervention Group (N = 249): Project STOP, Southeastern United States, 2005–2007
| 3-Month Status |
6-Month Status |
12-Month Status |
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| Demographic Characteristics | Smoker (n = 207), Mean (SD) or No. (%) | Quit (n = 42), Mean (SD) or No. (%) | Smoker (n = 214), Mean (SD) or No. (%) | Quit (n = 35), Mean (SD) or No. (%) | Smoker (n = 220), Mean (SD) or No. (%) | Quit (n = 29), Mean (SD) or No. (%) |
| Age, y | 33.6 (9.0) | 34.6 (9.2) | 33.9 (9.0) | 33.1 (9.2) | 33.8 (9.0) | 34.0 (9.6) |
| Weight, lbs | 170.4 (42.1) | 167.5 (37.0) | 171.0 (42.5) | 163.1 (31.4) | 170.6 (42.1) | 164.5 (33.4) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 28.2 (6.6) | 28.5 (6.2) | 28.3 (6.7) | 28.0 (5.7) | 28.3 (6.6) | 28.3 (6.1) |
| No. children | 2.3 (1.6) | 1.8 (1.6) | 2.3 (1.6) | 1.6 (1.6) | 2.3 (1.6) | 1.5 (1.4) |
| Age, y, at first cigarette | 13.7 (4.6) | 13.7 (5.8) | 13.5 (4.4) | 14.8 (6.9) | 13.7 (4.9) | 13.3 (4.1) |
| Age, y, became daily smoker | 16.1 (4.3) | 16.8 (5.6) | 15.9 (4.6) | 17.9 (6.5) | 16.1 (5.0) | 16.6 (4.4) |
| No. cigarettes/d | 16.4 (8.6) | 16.8 (5.6) | 16.6 (8.8) | 15.2 (8.3) | 16.5 (8.8) | 15.9 (8.3) |
| No. cigarettes yesterday | 14.5 (8.6) | 14.6 (8.8) | 14.7 (8.7) | 12.9 (7.9) | 14.6 (8.7) | 13.8 (7.9) |
| CO concentration, ppm | 14.8 (8.5) | 12.2 (7.7) | 14.5 (8.5) | 13.6 (8.0) | 14.4 (8.5) | 13.8 (8.1) |
| Duration of smoking, y | 20.0 (9.5) | 21.0 (11.6) | 20.4 (9.6) | 18.7 (11.5) | 20.1 (9.8) | 20.8 (10.1) |
| No. quit attempts | 2.3 (2.6) | 2.8 (3.6) | 2.4 (2.8) | 2.4 (2.8) | 2.4 (2.8) | 2.4 (3.0) |
| Duration last quit attempt, mo | 29.6 (55.7) | 27.9 (41.4) | 29.4 (54.1) | 28.6 (46.1) | 28.8 (53.5) | 34.9 (54.7) |
| Race | ||||||
| Black | 99 (48%) | 20 (48%) | 102 (47%) | 17 (49%) | 103 (47%) | 16 (55%) |
| White | 90 (43%) | 20 (48%) | 94 (44%) | 16 (46%) | 97 (44%) | 13 (45%) |
| Other | 19 (9%) | 2 (5%) | 19 (9%) | 2 (6%) | 21 (10%) | 0 (0%) |
| Education | ||||||
| < High school | 58 (29%) | 9 (22%) | 60 (29%) | 7 (21%) | 63 (30%) | 4 (14%) |
| High school graduate | 85 (43%) | 15 (37%) | 85 (41%) | 15 (44%) | 85 (40%) | 15 (54%) |
| > High school | 56 (28%) | 17 (42%) | 61 (30%) | 12 (35%) | 64 (30%) | 9 (32%) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 94 (47%) | 21 (51%) | 95 (45%) | 21 (62%) | 97 (46%) | 18 (64%) |
| Married | 31 (16%) | 6 (15%) | 32 (15%) | 5 (15%) | 34 (16%) | 3 (11%) |
| Divorced | 63 (32%) | 11 (27%) | 67 (32%) | 7 (21%) | 68 (32%) | 6 (24%) |
| Widow | 12 (6%) | 3 (7%) | 14 (7%) | 1 (3%) | 14 (7%) | 1 (4%) |
Notes: CO = carbon monoxide; ppm = parts per million; STOP = Smoking Treatment of Prisoners.