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. 2012 Mar 1;14(10):1187–1196. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nts017

Table 1.

Characteristics of the Sample

Variable Level N %
Gender Female 566 51
Male 540 49
Race Black 145 13
White 833 75
Other race 128 12
Household smoking At least one member smokes 412 37
No household members smoke 694 63
Hedonic capacity Low (≤34) 561 51
High (>34) 545 49
Binary smoking, spring 10th grade Smoked 0 cigarettes in the past 30 days 962 89
Smoked ≥1 cigarettes in the past 30 days 120 11
Binary smoking, fall 11th grade Smoked 0 cigarettes in the past 30 days 822 88
Smoked ≥1 cigarettes in the past 30 days 108 12
Binary smoking, spring 11th grade Smoked 0 cigarettes in the past 30 days 848 90
Smoked ≥1 cigarettes in the past 30 days 98 10
Binary smoking, fall 12th grade Smoked 0 cigarettes in the past 30 days 841 87
Smoked ≥1 cigarettes in the past 30 days 120 13
Mean SD
Age 15.70 0.56
Impulsivity 7.99 1.43
Depressive symptoms 15.54 10.42
Parental monitoring 11.98 2.83
Peers smoking (0–9 peers) 1.77 2.50
Cigarettes smoked, spring 10th grade 3.43 3.64
Cigarettes smoked, fall 11th grade 3.22 3.39
Cigarettes smoked, spring 11th grade 3.86 3.18
Cigarettes smoked, fall 12th grade 3.67 3.81