TABLE 1—
Demographics Among Tobacco Users by Final Status: Louisiana State University Health New Orleans Health Care Services Division Intervention Sites, January 1, 2009–January 31, 2012
| Characteristic | Total (n = 18 162), % | Sustained Quits (n = 1282), % | Attempted Quits (n = 1867), % | Nonquit (n = 15 013), % |
| Age,* y | ||||
| 18–29 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 12.9 | 10.2 |
| 30–39 | 13.6 | 12.2 | 15.3 | 13.6 |
| 40–49 | 29.8 | 26.2 | 28.3 | 30.3 |
| 50–64 | 41.9 | 43.1 | 39.4 | 42.1 |
| ≥ 65 | 4.2 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 63.0 | 62.2 | 64.4 | 62.9 |
| Male | 37.0 | 37.8 | 35.6 | 37.1 |
| Facility* | ||||
| BMC | 13.9 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 14.1 |
| EKL | 12.6 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 12.4 |
| LAK | 11.0 | 14.0 | 16.2 | 10.1 |
| LJC | 12.5 | 11.4 | 9.5 | 13.0 |
| MCL | 17.0 | 16.9 | 19.7 | 16.6 |
| UMC | 16.7 | 13.8 | 14.6 | 17.3 |
| WOM | 16.3 | 17.6 | 13.0 | 16.6 |
| Payer* | ||||
| Commercial | 4.6 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Public | 86.8 | 88.3 | 86.8 | 86.7 |
| Self-paid | 8.6 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Race* | ||||
| African American | 42.7 | 47.7 | 46.0 | 41.8 |
| White | 55.8 | 50.0 | 52.1 | 56.7 |
| Other | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Note. BMC = Bogalusa Medical Center; EKL = Earl K. Long Medical Center; LAK = Lallie Kemp Medical Center; LJC = Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center; MCL = Medical Center of Louisiana; UMC = University Medical Center; WOM = Walter O. Moss Medical Center. Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding.
*χ2 P < .001.