Table 2. Descriptive Characteristics of Appalachian Smokers from the Ohio Health Warning Label (OHWL) Study.
| OHWL study (N = 298) Participant Characteristics |
Total (N = 298) |
Text Only (N = 103) |
Standard Graphic (N = 97) |
Large Graphic (N = 98) |
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| Demographics | ||||
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| Male | 33.2% | 32.0% | 34.0% | 33.7% |
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| Mean age (SD) (in years) | 40.5 (11.7) | 39.7 (11.8) | 40.5 (10.5) | 41.5 (12.8) |
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| Mean (SD) household size | 3.0 (1.5) | 3.1 (1.6) | 3.2 (1.6) | 2.8 (1.4) |
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| % Household income | ||||
| <$15,000 | 37.9% | 43.7% | 33.0% | 36.7% |
| $15-$24,999 | 27.2% | 25.2% | 25.8% | 30.6% |
| $25-$34,999 | 15.8% | 14.6% | 20.6% | 12.2% |
| $35-$49,999 | 10.4% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 11.2% |
| ≥$50,000 | 8.7% | 6.8% | 10.3% | 9.2% |
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| % Education | ||||
| <High school | 22.5% | 25.2% | 18.6% | 23.5% |
| High school | 45.0% | 43.7% | 45.4% | 45.9% |
| >High school | 32.5% | 31.1% | 36.0% | 30.6% |
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| Has health insurance | 68.8% | 67.0% | 73.2% | 66.3% |
| Smoking Behaviors | ||||
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| Mean age (SD) of initiation | 17.5 (5.6) | 17.6 (5.8) | 17.6 (6.2) | 17.3 (4.9) |
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| % (n) Ever made serious quit attempt | 80.5% (239) | 83.5% (86) | 81.4% (79) | 76.3% (74) |
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| Mean (SD) years smoking | 21.9 (11.9) | 20.7 (11.8) | 22.5 (10.6) | 22.7 (13.2) |
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| Mean (SD) cigarettes per day | 18.1 (8.7) | 18.1 (8.7) | 17.3 (8.4) | 18.8 (9.1) |
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| Mean (SD) heaviness of smoking index | 2.98 (1.52) | 2.96 (1.47) | 2.93 (1.58) | 3.04 (1.5) |