Table 1.
Sample characteristics (N = 338)
| Range | M | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (≥55 years) | 55–81 | 61.5 | 5.3 |
| Years smoked | 5–60 | 41.2 | 9.4 |
| Mean pack‐years | 30–52 | 31.1 | 4.6 |
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Current smokera | 314 | 92.9 |
| Former smoker (quit <2 years) | 24 | 7.1 |
| Female | 187 | 55.3 |
| Caucasian/White | 295 | 87.3 |
| Income | ||
| ≤$10,000 | 27 | 38.0 |
| $11–40,000 | 160 | 47.3 |
| $41–70,000 | 92 | 27.2 |
| $71–100,000 | 35 | 10.4 |
| >$100,000 | 24 | 7.1 |
| Education | ||
| Did not complete high school | 12 | 3.6 |
| Completed high school | 84 | 24.9 |
| Some college | 120 | 35.5 |
| Completed college | 86 | 25.4 |
| Some graduate school | 11 | 3.3 |
| Completed graduate school | 25 | 7.4 |
| Employment | ||
| Employed outside the home | 131 | 38.8 |
| Unemployed | 31 | 9.2 |
| Retired | 150 | 44.4 |
| Full‐time homemaker | 23 | 6.8 |
| Student | 3 | 0.9 |
Data are presented as mean and standard deviation or %.
a
Using t‐tests and chi‐square as appropriate, no significant differences were found between current and former smokers for all sample characteristics.