Table 1.
Participants Characteristics by Smoking Status
| Current smokers (n = 66) |
Former smokers (n = 145) |
Never smokers (n = 218) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age † | 41.9 (9.6) | 48.4 (10.6) a | 46.0 (11.4) a |
| Female (%) | 80.3 | 73.8 | 69.4 |
| Race (%) † | |||
| Caucasian | 45.5 | 68.1 | 65.0 |
| African American | 42.4 | 16.7 a | 20.7 |
| Hispanic | 7.6 | 7.6 | 9.7 |
| Other | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Education (%) † | |||
| College | 13.6 | 46.9 a | 47.3 a |
| Some college | 40.9 | 34.3 | 33.0 |
| High school | 33.3 | 16.8 | 15.1 |
| Less than high school | 12.2 | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| Age onset of regular smoking | 19.0 (6.1) | 17.7 (3.5) | --- |
| Highest number of cigarettes per day |
17.7 (12.2) | 16.0 (12.9) | --- |
| Highest frequency of smoking (%) | |||
| Every day | 82.5 | 74.5 | --- |
| 5-6 days a week | 7.9 | 5.7 | --- |
| 3-4 times per week | 3.2 | 12.8 | --- |
| 1-2 times per week | 4.8 | 2.8 | --- |
| A few times per month or less | 1.6 | 4.3 | --- |
Notes.
†
= significant F- or chi-square statistics at p < .05.
a
= significantly different from current smokers.