Table 1.
Descriptive Characteristics of Predictor Variables (N = 375)
| Predictors | Frequencies (%) | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
|
Demographics | ||
| Age (in years) |
|
41 (12) |
| Sex: |
|
|
| Male |
164 (44%) |
|
| Female |
210 (56%) |
|
| Race: |
|
|
| White |
152 (41%) |
|
| Nonwhite |
220 (59%) |
|
| Educational Status: |
|
|
| <High School |
88 (24%) |
|
| High School Graduate |
282 (75%) |
|
|
Predictors | ||
| Nicotine Dependence |
|
2.50 (1.62) |
| Importance Ruler1 |
|
7.31 (3.06) |
| Readiness Ruler2 |
|
6.16 (3.38) |
| Confidence Ruler3 |
|
4.63 (5.00) |
| Stage of Change: |
|
|
| Precontemplation |
166 (44%) |
|
| Contemplation |
122 (33%) |
|
| Preparation |
78 (21%) |
|
|
Smoking Behavior Change (Two-Week Follow-Up) | ||
| Quit Attempt4 |
121 (32%) |
|
| Seven-Day Point Prevalence Abstinence5 |
24 (6%) |
|
| Smoking Behavior Change6: |
|
|
| Continuous smoker |
254 (68%) |
|
| Relapse |
97 (26%) |
|
| Successful change | 24 (6%) | |
1Importance ruler: 0 = “not at all important”; 10 = “the most important goal of my life.” 2Readiness ruler: 0 = “not at all ready”; 10 = “100% ready.” 3Confidence ruler: 0 = “not at all confident”; 10 = “100 % confident.” 4Quit attempt: 0 = Did not stop smoking for one day because trying to quit; 1 = Stopped smoking for one day because trying to quit. 5Seven-day point prevalence abstinence: 0 = Smoked at least a puff in the last seven days; 1 = Did not smoke even a puff in the last seven days. 6Smoking behavior change: relapse = a 24-hour quit attempt but back to smoking at two-week follow-up; continuous smoker = no 24-hour quit attempt; successful change = seven-day point prevalence abstinence at two-week follow-up.