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. 2016 Jan 28;5(4):753–759. doi: 10.1002/cam4.617

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.