Table 2.
Participant Characteristics
| Characteristics | Current study | U.S. smokers |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 45 (13) | 40a |
| Women (%) | 67 | 46a |
| High school grad (%) | 94 | 72a |
| Non-Hispanic Whites (%) | 77 | 74 a |
| Married (%) | 34 | |
| Employed (%) | 45 | |
| Cigarettes/day | 19 (10) | 15b |
| Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence | 5.3 (2.2) | 4.7c |
| Plan to quit in next month (%) | 36 | 8d |
| 5+ alcohol drinks in one day in last year (%) | 38 | 22e |
| Used marijuana last month | 10 | 27f |
| Mental Health Inventory > 21(%) | 16 |
aU.S. smokers who made a quit attempt in 2007 (Hughes & Callas, 2010a).
bU.S. smokers in 2010 (King et al., 2011).
cSmokers in Detroit and St Louis in 2003 (Mooney, Leventhal, & Hatsukami, 2006).
dU.S. smokers in 1995–1999 (Wewers et al., 2003).
eU.S. adults (not just smokers) in 2011 (Malarcher et al., 2011).
fBaltimore smokers in 1994 (Ford, Vu, & Anthony, 2002).