Table 1.
Sample Characteristics
| CHARACTERISTICS | MEXICO % (n) | UNITED STATES % (n) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADULTS (n=544) | YOUTH (n=528) | OVERALL (n=1,072) | ADULTS (n=772) | YOUTH (n=677) | OVERALL (n=1,449) | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 51.7 (281) | 50.0 (264) | 50.8 (545) | 47.3 (365) | 53.3 (361) | 50.1 (726) |
| Female | 48.3 (263) | 50.0 (264) | 49.2 (527) | 52.7 (407) | 46.7 (316) | 49.9 (723) |
| Age (mean) | 29.3 | 16.9 | 23.2 | 47.2 | 16.7 | 32.9 |
| (SD=11.6) | (SD=0.9) | (SD=10.3) | (SD=12.5) | (SD=0.7) | (SD=17.7) | |
| Education levela | ||||||
| Low | 18.2 (99) | -- | 18.2 (99) | 28.0 (216) | -- | 28.0 (216) |
| Moderate | 51.9 (262) | -- | 51.9 (262) | 41.3 (319) | -- | 41.3 (319) |
| High | 29.8 (162) | -- | 29.8 (162) | 30.7 (237) | -- | 30.7 (237) |
| Income (annual net household) | ||||||
| Low (less than $30,000) | -- | -- | -- | 26.6 (203) | -- | 26.6 (203) |
| Moderate ($30,000 to $59,999) | -- | -- | -- | 36.2 (276) | -- | 36.2 (276) |
| High ($60,000 and over) | -- | -- | -- | 37.1 (283) | -- | 37.1 (283) |
| Smoking frequency | ||||||
| Daily | 51.7 (281) | 12.9 (68) | 32.6 (349) | 88.1 (680) | 12.1 (82) | 52.6 (762) |
| Non-daily | 48.3 (263) | 36.0 (190) | 42.3 (453) | 11.9 (92) | 19.4 (131) | 15.4 (223) |
| Non-smoker | 0 | 51.1 (270) | 25.2 (270) | 0 | 68.5 (464) | 32.0 (464) |
| Quit Intentions | ||||||
| Not planning to quit | 45.4 (247) | 35.3 (91) | 42.1 (338) | 20.9 (156) | 20.0 (41) | 20.7 (197) |
| Planning to quit | 54.6 (297) | 64.7 (167) | 57.9 (464) | 79.1 (589) | 80.0 (164) | 79.3 (753) |
| Ethnicity | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Non-minority | -- | -- | -- | 83.4 (644) | 75.5 (511) | 79.7 (1,155) |
| Minorityb | -- | -- | -- | 16.5 (127) | 24.4 (165) | 20.2 (292) |
a
Low=Highschool or less (US), Primary, Middle, or Technical/vocational school or less (Mexico); Moderate= Technical/trade school or community college or some university (US), Highschool or some university (Mexico); High=University or Post graduate degree (US, Mexico)
b
Minority includes: Black or African-American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian or Pacific-Islander, Native American Indian, Mixed race, and Other
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