Table 1.

Description of the Sample: Sample Count and Percentage.

Characteristic	Recent Quitters N = 402	Mid-term Quitters N = 558	Long-term Quitters N = 651	Overall N = 1,611
Time Since Completely Quitting Smoking Difference (Shift)
Mean (SE)	2.65 (0.15)	2.68 (0.12)	3.43 (0.16)	2.95 (0.08)
Prior Smoking Status
Regular smoker	339 (84.3%)	479 (85.8%)	570 (87.6%)	1388 (85.2%)
Occasional smoker	63 (15.7%)	79 (14.2%)	81 (12.4%)	223 (14.8%)
Age
Mean (SE)	43.62 (0.46)	52.81 (0.31)	62.12 (0.25)	53.54 (0.25)
Gender
Male	193 (48.5%)	263 (47.1%)	325 (49.9%)	781 (54.8%)
Female	209 (51.5%)	295 (52.9%)	326 (50.1%)	830 (45.2%)
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	350 (87.1%)	505 (90.5%)	614 (94.3%)	1469 (87.2%)
Other	52 (12.9%)	53 (9.5%)	37 (5.7%)	142 (12.8%)
Highest Level of Education
High school graduate or equivalent or less	208 (51.7%)	267 (47.8%)	293 (45.0%)	768 (45.9%)
Other (some college or higher)	194 (48.3%)	291 (52.2%)	358 (55.0%)	843 (54.1%)
Employment Status
Employed – at work	239 (59.5%)	326 (58.4%)	324 (49.8%)	889 (57.4%)
Other (employed -- absent, not employed or not in the labor force)	163 (40.5%)	232 (41.6%)	327 (50.2%)	722 (42.6%)
Metropolitan Status
Metropolitan	283 (70.4%)	418 (74.9%)	471 (72.3%)	1172 (81.3%)
Non-metropolitan	119 (29.6%)	140 (25.1%)	180 (27.6%)	439 (18.7%)
Region
Northeast	93 (23.1%)	138 (24.7%)	167 (25.7%)	398 (22.3%)
Midwest	116 (28.9%)	134 (24.0%)	183 (28.1%)	433 (23.2%)
South	99 (24.6%)	163 (29.2%)	154 (23.7%)	416 (32.6%)
West	94 (23.4%)	123 (22.0%)	147 (22.6%)	364 (21.9%)
Survey Mode
Phone both times	225 (56.0%)	335 (60.0%)	402 (61.8%)	962 (58.6%)
In-person both times	101 (25.1%)	118 (21.1%)	139 (21.4%)	358 (21.8%)
Mixed mode	76 (18.9%)	105 (18.8%)	110 (16.9%)	291 (19.5%)