Table 1.
Demographic characteristicsa associated with remitted/former daily smoking (i.e., abstinence for more than 10 years) and persistent smoking among adults in the community.
| Lifetime non- smokers (n = 518) | Former daily smokers “10+ years abstinence” (n = 532) | p-Value | Persistent smokers (n = 356) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age-mean | 43.8 (13.5) | 49.9 (12.3) | 41.3 (10.5) | ||
| (SD) | <0.0001 | 0.003 | |||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | (177) 32.10% | (290) 54.50% | <0.0001 | (176) 49.40% | <0.0001 |
| Female | (342) 65.90% | (242) 45.50% | (180) 50.60% | ||
| Race | 0.1 | 0.4 | |||
| White | (416) 87.40% | (451) 91.10% | (283) 90.10% | ||
| Black | (32) 6.70% | (29) 5.90% | (21) 6.70% | ||
| Native American | (3) 0.60% | (1) 0.20% | (1) 0.30% | ||
| Asian or Pacific Islander | (9) 1.90% | (2) 0.40% | (1) 0.30% | ||
| Other | (12) 2.50% | (7) 1.40% | (7) 2.20% | ||
| Multiracial | (4) 0.80% | (5) 1.00% | (1) 0.30% | ||
| Education | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||
| Some grade school | (52) 10.00% | (77) 14.50% | (77) 21.60% | ||
| High school graduate | (141) 27.20% | (172) 32.30% | (149) 41.90% | ||
| Some college | (141) 18.70% | (149) 28.00% | (98) 27.50% | ||
| Bachelor's degree | (97) 18.70% | (86) 16.20% | (20) 5.60% | ||
| Some graduate school or beyond | (88) 18.70% | (86) 16.20% | (12) 3.40% | ||
| Marital status | 0.026 | <0.0001 | |||
| Married | (361) 69.80% | (385) 72.50% | (227) 63.60% | ||
| Separated | (7) 1.40% | (8) 1.50% | (10) 2.80% | ||
| Divorced | (54) 10.40% | (69) 13.00% | (75) 21.00% | ||
| Widowed | (46) 8.90% | (45) 8.50% | (17) 4.80% | ||
| Never married | (49) 9.50% | (24) 4.50% | (28) 7.80% |
a
Demographic characteristics reported at wave 1.