Table 1.
Population Demographics, Caregiver Smoking Belief, and Caregiver’s Beliefs
| Total Sample (N=200) N (%) |
TSE-Related Illness (N=100) N (%) |
Non-TSE-Related Illness (N=100) N (%) |
p Values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Parent age (mean, SD) <30 years ≥30 years |
30.8, 8.0 95 (48.2) 102 (51.8) |
29.3, 7.2 56 (57.1) 42 (42.9) |
32.3, 8.5 39 (39.4) 60 (60.6) |
0.01 0.01 |
| Child age (mean, SD) | 5.5, 5.0 | 4.0, 4.4 | 7.0, 5.3 | <0.0001 |
| Parent gender-female | 183 (91.5) | 90 (90.0) | 93 (93.0) | NS |
|
Parent Race White African American Asian, American Indian, Unspecified |
87 (43.7) 101 (50.8) 11 (5.5) |
43 (43.0) 52 (52.0) 5 (5.0) |
44 (44.4) 49 (49.5) 6 (6.1) |
NS |
|
Parent Education Less Than College Some College and above |
124 (62.3) 75 (37.7) |
61 (61.0) 39 (39.0) |
63 (63.6) 36 (36.4) |
NS |
|
Number of cigarettes/day 1–10 >10 |
100 (50.0) 100 (50.0) |
54 (54.0) 46 (46.0) |
46 (46.0) 54 (54.0) |
NS |
|
Minutes to first cigarette upon awakening 1–5 ≥6 |
100 (50.0) 100 (50.0) |
44 (44.0) 56 (56.0) |
56 (56.0) 44 (44.0) |
NS |
| Heavy smoking Index ≥ 4* | 179 (90.0) | 89 (89.0) | 90 (90.0) | NS |
| Motivation to quit (Range 0–10; Mean, SD) | 7.1, 2.3 | 7.1, 2.1 | 7.0, 2.5 | NS |
| Smoking not allowed inside the home | 79 (39.7) | 47 (47.0) | 32 (32.3) | 0.03 |
| Smoking not allowed inside the car | 29 (24.2) | 13 (23.6) | 16 (24.6) | NS |
| Caregiver’s Belief of child disease ≥ 50% likely if they do not stop smoking | 55 (27.6) | 28 (28.0) | 27 (27.3) | NS |
| Caregiver’s Belief that Child’s Health would get “much better” or “completely better” if they quit smoking | 87 (43.5) | 42 (42.0) | 45 (45.0) | NS |
| Caregiver’s Belief that Child’s PED visit is due to TSE | 14 (7.0) | 12 (12.0) | 2 (2.0) | <0.006 |