Table 2.
Attitudes Toward Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy by Race, South Carolina, 2008
| Black (n = 271) | Caucasian American (n = 426) | p value | |
| How well do medications worka | 41.7 | 50.0 | .032 |
| How concerned are you about the safety of these medicationsa | 51.3 | 46.0 | .174 |
| How concerned are you that these medications are addictivea | 29.9 | 22.6 | .030 |
| How concerned are you about the cost of these medicationsa | 55.4 | 60.1 | .216 |
| How likely would you be to use a free sample of these medications if provided by your healthcare providera | 67.5 | 66.2 | .716 |
| How much treatment of any kind do you need to quit?a | 49.8 | 60.1 | .008 |
| How much medication do you need to quit?a | 43.9 | 50.9 | .070 |
| How harmful are smoking cessation medications?b | 4.75 (2.9) | 4.12 (2.8) | .004 |
| How harmful is cigarette smoking?b | 9.28 (1.7) | 9.18 (1.9) | .521 |
Note. aPercent endorsing “somewhat” or “a lot.”
b
M (SD) on 0–10 scale where 0 = not at all and 10 = very much.