Table 1.
Characteristics of N=294 enrolled participants (% unless noted otherwise)
| DEMOGRAPHICS | |
|---|---|
| Mean age (SD) | 34.5 (11.9) |
| 18–24 | 24.8 |
| 25–44 | 54.1 |
| 45+ | 21.1 |
| Birth Place | |
| Mexico | 19.5 |
| Central America | 63.8 |
| South America | 15.0 |
| Caribbean | 1.7 |
| Mean # years in the US (SD) | 10.3 (8.8) |
| Less than 5 | 32.0 |
| 5 to 10 | 34.7 |
| More than 10 | 33.3 |
| Mean acculturation score (SD) | 1.6 (0.6) |
| Marital Status | |
| Single | 55.8 |
| Married or living as married | 36.4 |
| Divorced or separated | 6.8 |
| Widowed | 1.0 |
| Education | |
| Grade 8 or less | 37.1 |
| Grades 9–11 | 28.6 |
| GED or Grade 12 | 21.1 |
| College 1–3 | 9.5 |
| College 4+ | 3.7 |
| Employment | |
| Employed for wages | 27.3 |
| Self employed | 30.0 |
| Unemployed < 1 year | 29.4 |
| Unemployed > 1 year | 9.2 |
| Student | 1.4 |
| Unable to work | 2.7 |
| Income | |
| < $20,000 | 42.1 |
| $20,000 to less than $30,000 | 21.3 |
| $30,000 to less than $40,000 | 15.0 |
| $40,000 or more | 21.6 |
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SMOKING VARIABLES
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| Age of first puff, mean (SD) | 16.3 (3.6) |
| Number smoking days per month, mean (SD) | 23.4 (10.3) |
| Number cigarettes per day, mean (SD) | 10.0 (7.9) |
| Number quit attempts past year, mean (SD) | 2.5 (7.7) |
| Nicotine dependence, mean (SD) | 2.5 (2.2) |
| Desire to quit, mean (SD) | 7.5 (2.4) |
| Confidence in quitting, mean (SD) | 7.3 (2.5) |