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. 2011 Jun;127(6):e1368–e1374. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-1195

TABLE 3.

Descriptive Statistics for Participants Grouped According to Smoking Status

Variable Smoking Status, Mean (SD)
P
Never Smoker Ever Smoker
Social valuea 0.56 (.57) 1.04 (0.68) <.001
Dangerousness of smokingb 2.53 (.81) 2.34 (0.90) <.001
Tobacco-related damageb 2.63 (.70) 2.58 (0.72) .052
Intentions to smoke during the next yeara 0.12 (.47) 0.94 (1.16) <.001
Intentions to smoke cigarettes 5 y from nowa 0.14 (0.50) 0.76 (1.00) <.001
Amount of current smokinga NA 0.96 (0.97)
No. of previous quit attemptsb NA 1.43 (1.16)

NA indicates not applicable.

a

Lower scores represent better outcomes.

b

Higher scores represent better outcomes.