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. 2014 Dec 6;17(7):862–869. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntu254

Table 2.

Baseline Participant Characteristics by Past Curiosity About Smoking, N = 1,574

Variable Definitely not N (%) Probably not N (%) Probably/definitely yes N (%) p value
Overall 816 (51.7%) 402 (25.4%) 356 (22.9%)
Age
 12 288 (59.0%) 119 (24.0%) 83 (17.0%) .0060
 13 230 (52.0%) 112 (25.0%) 101 (23.0%)
 14 165 (47.0% 105 (30.0%) 82 (23.0%)
 15 133 (46.0%) 66 (23.0%) 90 (31.0%)
 Missing 0 0 0
Gender
 Female 440 (55.0%) 197 (25.0%) 156 (20.0%) .0244
 Male 376 (48.0%) 205 (26.0%) 200 (26.0%)
 Missing 0 0 0
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White 513 (52.0%) 271 (27.0%) 209 (21.0%) .1178
 Hispanic 149 (50.0%) 71 (24.0%) 79 (26.0%)
 Black 31 (46.0%) 13 (19.0%) 23 (34.0%)
 Asian/PI 89 (55.0%) 38 (23.0%) 33 (20.0%)
 Other 34 (62.0%) 9 (16.0%) 12 (22.0%)
 Missing 0 0 0
School performance
 Average 212 (48.0%) 118 (27.0%) 106 (24.0%) .4090
 Better than average 308 (49.0%) 160 (25.0%) 159 (25.0%)
 Much better than average 285 (57.0%) 122 (25.0%) 90 (18.0%)
 Missing 11 (79.0%) 2 (14.0%) 1 (7.0%)
Parental smoking
 No 608 (55.0%) 286 (26.0%) 220 (20.0%) .0002
 Yes 208 (45.0%) 116 (25.0%) 136 (29.0%)
 Missing 0 0 0
Peer smoking none
 Some 590 (60.0%) 251 (26.0%) 135 (14.0%) <.0001
 Missing 226 (38.0%) 151 (25.0%) 221 (37.0%)
Receptivity to tobacco marketing
 Low 355 (64.0%) 115 (21.0%) 87 (16.0%) <.0001
 Moderate 371 (48.0%) 218 (28.0%) 180 (23.0%)
 High 70 (32.0%) 64 (29.0%) 81 (37.0%)
 Missing 20 (61.0%) 5 (15.0%) 8 (24.0%)
Original susceptible index
 Committed never 528 (70.0%) 137 (18.0%) 86 (11.0%) <.0001
 Moderate 237 (40.0%) 214 (36.0%) 144 (24.0%)
 High 51 (22.0%) 51 (22.0%) 126 (55.0%)
 Missing 0 0 0