Table 1.
Characteristics of Communities (N=24)
| Town | Total Populationa | % Minorityb | % Latinoc | Median Household Income | Mean PUP Law Citations per Year | Proportion Commercial Tobacco Sales to Youth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | ||||||
| Town 1 | 43,000 | 11% | 3% | $81,000 | 11.50 | .17 |
| Town 2 | 34,000 | 30% | 5% | $30,000 | 20.50 | .11 |
| Town 3 | 9,000 | 4% | 6% | $47,000 | 12.75 | .14 |
| Town 4 | 6,000 | 5% | 2% | $133,000 | 0.50 | .00 |
| Town 5 | 28,000 | 14% | 6% | $48,000 | 52.25 | .15 |
| Town 6 | 12,000 | 25% | 4% | $71,000 | 2.75 | .18 |
| Town 7 | 20,000 | 7% | 3% | $45,000 | 28.00 | .09 |
| Town 8 | 7,000 | 11% | 18% | $39,000 | 10.50 | .14 |
| Town 9 | 56,000 | 19% | 12% | $57,000 | 12.00 | .17 |
| Town 10 | 6,000 | 19% | 26% | $45,000 | 7.75 | .13 |
| Town 11 | 22,000 | 55% | 4% | $60,000 | 11.75 | .32 |
| Town 12 | 20,000 | 18% | 7% | $71,000 | 28.25 | .08 |
| Intervention Mean | 22,000 | 18% | 7% | $61,000 | 16.54 | .14 |
| Control | ||||||
| Town 1 | 36,000 | 25% | 28% | $54,000 | 17.00 | .08 |
| Town 2 | 5,000 | 41% | 16% | $59,000 | 2.50 | .15 |
| Town 3 | 7,000 | 3% | 4% | $72,000 | 9.00 | .05 |
| Town 4 | 14,000 | 11% | 6% | $44,000 | 3.00 | .36 |
| Town 5 | 25,000 | 14% | 11% | $47,000 | 6.50 | .27 |
| Town 6 | 10,000 | 6% | 2% | $83,000 | 0.50 | .14 |
| Town 7 | 7,000 | 50% | 5% | $57,000 | 0.00 | .13 |
| Town 8 | 15,000 | 3% | 3% | $75,000 | 8.75 | .07 |
| Town 9 | 10,000 | 3% | 4% | $37,000 | 4.00 | .38 |
| Town 10 | 6,000 | 18% | 22% | $58,000 | 3.00 | .16 |
| Town 11 | 26,000 | 26% | 31% | $59,000 | 2.75 | .09 |
| Town 12 | 75,000 | 21% | 5% | $61,000 | 18.75 | .08 |
| Control Mean | 20,000 | 18% | 11% | $59,000 | 6.31 | .16 |
a
Total Population and Median Household Income have been rounded to the nearest 1,000.
b
% Minority includes all youth in the town who are racial minorities (but this does not include Latino status, which is an ethnic rather than racial category according to the US Census).
c
% Latino is an ethnic variable, and a Latino can be classified as either a racial minority or White.