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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 25.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Aug;30(8):546–551. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000179

TABLE 2.

Sample Demographics by Motivation to Quit Smoking

Overall (n = 218) Low Motivation (n = 131) High Motivation (n = 84)
Parent sex
 Male 23% 20% 29%
 Female 77% 80% 71%
Parent race*
 White 61% 69% 50%
 Black 36% 30% 45%
 Other 3% 2% 5%
Parent age, mean (SD), y 30.9 (8.7) 30.5 (8.6) 31.8 (9.0)
Parent education
 High school graduate or less 48% 47% 50%
Insurance
 Commercial 21% 24% 18%
Child has primary care physician
 Yes 69% 66% 74%
*

Significantly different by motivation level (P ≤ 0.05).

Low motivation defined by Contemplation Ladder score <8; high motivation ≥8.