Table 1.

Participant Characteristics by Menthol Use Status

		Menthol user		Nonmenthol user		p value	Total sample
		n = 83		n = 100			N = 183
		n/Mean	%/SD	n/Mean	%/SD		N/Mean	%/SD
Age		45.90	10.31	46.81	9.23	.5312	46.4	9.71
	Missing	0		0			0
Race
Non-Hispanic Black		65	78.31	23	23.00	<.0001	88	48.09
Non-Hispanic White		18	21.69	77	77.00		95	51.91
	Missing	0		0			0
Gender						.1064
Male		30	36.14	48	48.00		78	42.62
Female		53	63.86	52	52.00		105	57.38
	Missing	0		0			0
Annual household income						.1392
<$20,000		42	52.50	41	41.41		83	46.37
≥$20,000		38	47.50	58	58.59		96	53.63
	Missing	3		1			4
Education						.0672
≤High school diploma		33	39.76	27	27.00		60	32.79
>High school diploma		50	60.24	73	73.00		123	67.21
	Missing	0		0			0
Employment status						.0487
Employed		36	43.37	58	58		94	51.37
Unemployed		47	56.63	42	42		89	48.63
	Missing	0		0			0
Partner status						.1092
Married/living with partner		20	24.10	35	35.00		55	30.05
Single/widowed/divorced		63	75.90	65	65.00		128	69.95
	Missing	0		0			0
HSI		3.60	1.37	3.73	1.23	.5079	3.67	1.29
	Missing	0		0			0

Note. t tests or chi-square tests were used to evaluate significant differences between menthol and nonmenthol users. Missing data were maintained in analyses. HSI = Heaviness of Smoking Index; SD = standard deviation.