Table 2.

Intention to quit tobacco use: Bivariate results

Independent variables	Intention to quit tobacco use Pre-contemplation/contemplation (n=62)	Intention to quit tobacco use Preparation/action (n=108)	p-value
Chemical exposure index	85.2% (52/61)	84.0% (89/106)	0.83
Mold index	38.7% (24/62)	44.4% (48/108)	0.47
Pest index	51.6% (32/62)	51.9% (56/108)	0.98
Combustion by-products index	50.9% (29/57)	53.8% (57/106)	0.72
Ventilation index	91.7% (55/60)	85.8% (91/106)	0.27
Household hazards score (high exposure)	35.7% (20/56)	44.2% (46/104)	0.30
Concern about air quality	2.1±1.2 (1.0–4.0)	2.6±1.2 (1.0–4.0)	0.02
Concern about pests in home	2.3±1.4 (1.0–4.0)	2.8±1.4 (1.0–4.0)	0.02
Concern about pesticides in home	2.3±1.3 (1.0–4.0)	2.8±1.4 (1.0–4.0)	0.05
Concerns about exposures in the home score	6.7±2.8 (3.0–12.0)	8.1±3.2 (3.0–12.0)	0.003
Gender
Men	33.9% (21/62)	19.4% (21/108)	0.04
Women	66.1% (41/62)	80.6% (87/108)
Education
Grade school	12.5% (7/56)	12.4% (12/97)	0.88
Some HS	19.6% (11/56)	24.7% (24/97)
HS grad	30.4% (17/56)	25.8% (25/97)
>HS	37.5% (21/56)	37.1% (36/97)
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic	36.1% (22/61)	37.4% (40/107)	0.99
Non-Hispanic White	27.9% (17/61)	29.0% (31/107)
African American	24.6% (15/61)	23.4% (25/107)
Other	11.5% (7/61)	10.3% (11/107)
Age
18–29	29.0% (18/62)	20.4% (22/108)	0.51
30–39	17.7% (11/62)	16.7% (18/108)
40–49	22.6% (14/62)	20.4% (22/108)
50–59	17.7% (11/62)	28.7% (31/108)
60–70+	12.9% (8/62)	13.9% (15/108)

^*Frequencies (%) presented for categorical measures and means ± std presented for continuous measures. Chi-square p-values testing for differences between intention to quit categories.