Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of study participants
| Demographic, psychosocial and smoking variables | n = 384 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean age in years (SD) |
38.7 (10.6) |
|
| Male, n (%) |
280 (72.9) |
|
| Married/living with significant other, n (%) |
70 (18.2) |
|
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) |
||
| White |
69 (18.0) |
|
| Black/African American |
245 (63.8) |
|
| Latino/Hispanic |
56 (14.6) |
|
| Other |
14 (3.6) |
|
| Mean years of formal education (SD) |
10.9 (4.0) |
|
| Education level, n (%) |
|
|
| Less than high school |
139 (36.2) |
|
| High school or equivalent |
150 (39.1) |
|
| More than high school |
95 (24.7) |
|
| Current employment status, n (%) |
|
|
| Working full or part time |
63 (16.4) |
|
| Not working due to health |
185 (48.2) |
|
| Unable to find work |
95 (24.7) |
|
| Not working for other reasons |
41 (10.7) |
|
| HIV transmission, n (%) |
|
|
| Male homosexual contact |
132 (34.4) |
|
| Heterosexual contact |
(45.6) |
|
| Injection drug use |
35 (9.1) |
|
| Other |
42 (10.9) |
|
| Depression (CES-D score1), mean (SD) |
22.1 (11.8) |
|
| Cigarettes smoked per day, n (%) |
|
|
| 10 or fewer |
231 (60.2) |
|
| 11 to 20 per day |
117 (30.5) |
|
| 21 to 30 per day |
19 (4.9) |
|
| 31 or more per day |
17 (4.4) |
|
| Nicotine dependence (FTND score2), mean (SD) |
4.3 (2.5) |
|
| Alcohol use (AUDIT score3), mean (SD) |
8.6 (7.6) |
|
| Illicit drug use in past 30 days, n (%) | 178 (46.4) |
1Range 0-60, scores ≥16 indicate risk of clinical depression.
2Range, 0–10.
3Scores ≥8 are associated with harmful or hazardous drinking.