Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics by Smoking Group and Gender (n = 2376)
| Nondaily smokers (n = 1201) | Daily smokers (n = 1175) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Men (n = 531) | Women (n = 670) | Gender differencea | All | Men (n = 463) | Women (n = 712) | Gender differencea | Smoking group differencea | |
| Age (mean ± standard error) | 41.38±0.36 | 40.64±0.54 | 41.97±0.48 | 1.87 (0.06) | 44.59±0.36 | 44.39±0.57 | 44.73±0.46 | 0.46 (0.64) | 6.34 (<0.01) |
| Raceb | AA: 33.4%; L: 33.3%; W: 33.3% | AA: 29.9%; L: 40.7%; W: 29.4% | AA: 36.1%; L: 27.5%; W: 36.4% | 23.32 (<0.01) | AA: 33.5%; L: 32.9%; W: 33.7% | AA: 35.4%; L: 32.0%; W: 32.6% | AA: 32.2%; L 33.4%; W: 34.4% | 1.34 (0.51) | 10.40 (0.01) |
| Education (% >high school or equivalent) | 75.9% | 80.6% | 72.1% | 11.72 (<0.01) | 71.0% | 72.8% | 69.8% | 1.21 (0.27) | 10.85 (<0.01) |
| Employment (%full-time) | 44.6% | 56.2% | 43.8% | 56.00 (<0.01) | 42.0% | 54.0% | 34.1% | 45.47 (<0.01) | 102.32 (<0.01) |
| Household income (% ≥$3000/mo) | 68.1% | 77.6% | 59.0% | 27.10 (<0.01) | 74.6% | 81.3% | 69.7% | 10.72 (<0.01) | 34.50 (<0.01) |
a T-value or χ2 (P value).
bAA: African American, L: Latino (of any race), W: white.