Table 1.
Characteristics of participants at baseline.
| Single contest (n = 602) | Multiple contest (n = 615) | No counseling (n = 615) | Counselling (n= 602) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Age, mean (SD) | 26.6 (8.0) | 25.9 (7.4) | 26.7 (8.1) | 25.9 (7.3) |
| % Female (n) | 54.7 (329) | 55.1(339) | 56.3 (346) | 53.5 (322) |
| Ethnicity, % (n) | ||||
| White | 85.4 (514) | 84.9 (522) | 85.5 (526) | 84.7 (510) |
| Black | 3.8 (23) | 2.0 (12) | 3.4 (21) | 2.3 (14) |
| Asian | 5.5 (33) | 4.9 (30) | 5.2 (32) | 5.1 (31) |
| Biracial/multiracial | 3.5 (21) | 6.5 (40) | 4.1 (25) | 6.0 (36) |
| Other | 0.2 (1) | 0.5 (3) | 0.5 (3) | 0.2 (1) |
| % Married or cohabiting (n) | 32.6 (196) | 33.9 (208) | 33.2 (204) | 33.2 (200) |
| Type of school, % (n) | ||||
| 2-year | 31.7 (191) | 32.8 (202) | 32.2 (198) | 32.4 (195) |
| 4-year | 68.3 (411) | 67.2 (413) | 67.8 (417) | 67.6 (407) |
| Tobacco smoking | ||||
| CPD on days smoked, mean (SD) | 10.9 (7.3) | 12.1 (8.8) | 11.8 (8.8) | 11.3 (7.4) |
| Nicotine dependent (TTFC ≤ 30 minutes), % (n) | 46.7 (281) | 51.6 (317) | 49.5 (304) | 48.8 (294) |
| a Contemplation ladder, mean (SD) | 7.4 (2.0) | 7.6 (1.9) | 7.6 (1.9) | 7.4 (2.0) |
| Perceived stress scale, mean (SD) | 6.1 (2.9) | 5.7 (2.8) | 5.8 (2.9) | 6.0 (2.8) |
| bI’d try to quit even if there was not a Quit and Win, mean (SD) | 3.1 (1.3) | 3.1 (1.3) | 3.1 (1.3) | 3.1 (1.3) |
a
Contemplation ladder, ranged 0 (not ready to quit) to 10 (has quit smoking);
b
range 1-5 for strongly disagree to strongly agree.
SD = standard deviation; CPD = cigarettes per day; TTFC = time to first cigarette after wake up.