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. 2011 Aug 22;13(12):1193–1201. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntr167

Table 1.

Successful Quit Status and Sociodemographic Characteristics for All Smokers, ADM Disorder Smokers, and Non-ADM Disorder Smokers

All smokers cohort
ADM disorder smokers cohort
Non-ADM disorder smokers cohort
p Value
N % N % N %
Total 1,356 619 737
Successful quitter 268 19.8 106 17.1 162 22.0 <.05
Smoking cessation counseling 966 71.2 451 72.9 515 69.9 NS
Exercise counseling 531 39.2 274 44.3 257 34.9 <.01
Male gender 504 37.2 246 39.7 258 35.0 <.10
Age
    18–24 83 6.1 50 8.1 33 4.5 <.01
    25–34 220 16.2 113 18.3 107 14.5
    35–44 350 25.8 180 29.1 170 23.1
    45–54 313 23.1 142 22.9 171 23.2
    55–64 240 17.7 97 15.7 143 19.4
    65+ 150 11.1 37 6.0 113 15.3
Race/ethnicity
    White 1143 84.3 512 82.7 631 85.6 NS
    Black 138 10.2 69 11.1 69 9.4
    Other 18 1.3 11 1.8 7 0.9
    Hispanic 57 4.2 27 4.4 30 4.1
Region of residence
    Northeast 333 24.6 139 22.5 194 26.3 <.05
    Midwest 325 24.0 143 23.1 182 24.7
    South 479 35.3 219 35.4 260 35.3
    West 219 16.2 118 19.1 101 13.7
Education
    Less than high school 191 14.1 105 17.0 86 11.7 <.01
    High school 957 70.6 435 70.3 522 70.8
    College or higher 208 15.3 79 12.8 129 17.5
US born 1294 95.4 587 94.8 707 95.9 NS
Household income
    <$25,000 606 44.7 300 48.5 306 41.5 <.01
    $25,000–$49,999 362 26.7 174 28.1 188 25.5
    $50,000–$74,999 206 15.2 77 12.4 129 17.5
    >$75,000 182 13.4 68 11.0 114 15.5
Marital status
    Married 693 51.1 267 43.1 426 57.8 <.01
    Single 548 40.4 293 47.3 255 34.6
    Partner 115 8.5 59 9.5 56 7.6
Unemployed 131 9.7 88 14.2 43 5.8 <.01
Body mass index
    <25.0 580 42.8 265 42.8 315 42.7 <.10
    25.0–30.0 443 32.7 186 30.0 257 34.9
    >30.0 333 24.6 168 27.1 165 22.4
Health insurance
    Private insurance 859 63.3 346 55.9 513 69.6 <.01
    Not insured 178 13.1 107 17.3 71 9.6
    Medicare 196 14.5 94 15.2 102 13.8
    Medicaid 82 6.0 55 8.9 27 3.7
    Other 41 3.0 17 2.7 24 3.3
Physical activity
    Not at all active 59 4.4 36 5.8 23 3.1 <.01
    A little/fairly 703 51.8 375 60.6 328 44.5
    Quite 319 23.5 119 19.2 200 27.1
    Very/extremely 275 20.3 89 14.4 186 25.2

Note. ADM disorder = alcohol, drug, or mental disorder. The p values are for differences between the ADM and non-ADM cohorts. “NS” stands for p > .10.