Table 3.
Prevalence of current tobacco use by demographic and work characteristics among NJ quarry/mine workers
| Characteristic | CURRENT TOBACCO USE
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| Cigarettes | Smokeless Tobacco | Cigars | ||||||||||
| n | % | 95% CI | p-value | n | % | 95% CI | p-value | n | % | 95% CI | p-value | |
| All | 67 | 28.1 | (22.9, 34.4) | 29 | 12.3 | (8.5, 16.9) | 26 | 11.0 | (7.5, 15.4) | |||
| Age (years) | ||||||||||||
| <=30 | 21 | 42.9 | (30.2, 59.9) | 13 | 26.0 | (15.3, 41.9) | 9 | 18.0 | (9.0, 32.6) | |||
| 30 to 49 | 24 | 28.2 | (16.1, 41.0) | 10 | 11.6 | (4.0, 21.5) | 8 | 9.2 | (2.9, 19.3) | |||
| >=50 | 21 | 21.2 | (20.2, 44.1) | <0.0001 | 5 | 5.1 | (4.7, 21.9) | 0.0003 | 9 | 9.2 | (3.5, 3.5) | 0.1507 |
| Ethnicity/race | ||||||||||||
| Non-Hisp. White | 59 | 30.4 | (24.0, 37.4) | 27 | 13.9 | (9.4, 19.6) | 22 | 11.2 | (7.2, 16.5) | |||
| Other | 6 | 16.2 | (6.2, 32.0) | 0.0336 | 2 | 5.3 | (0.6, 17.8) | 0.1402 | 4 | 11.1 | (3.1, 26.1) | 0.9842 |
| Education | ||||||||||||
| < High School | 12 | 37.5 | (21.1, 56.3) | 4 | 12.9 | (3.6, 29.8) | 6 | 18.8 | (7.2, 36.4) | |||
| HS Grad or GED | 22 | 24.7 | (16.2, 35.0) | 11 | 12.0 | (6.1, 20.4) | 5 | 5.4 | (1.8, 12.2) | |||
| Any college | 31 | 28.7 | (20.4, 38.2) | 0.5864 | 14 | 13.0 | (7.3, 20.8) | 0.9754 | 15 | 14.0 | (8.1, 22.1) | 0.0568 |
| New Jersey Region | ||||||||||||
| Northern NJ | 7 | 21.2 | (9.0, 38.9) | 6 | 18.2 | (7.0, 35.5) | 4 | 12.1 | (3.4, 28.2) | |||
| Central NJ | 25 | 22.5 | (15.1, 31.4) | 12 | 10.9 | (5.8, 18.3) | 9 | 8.2 | (3.8, 15.0) | |||
| Southern NJ | 33 | 37.9 | (27.7, 49.0) | 0.0269 | 11 | 12.4 | (6.3, 21.0) | 0.5406 | 13 | 14.6 | (8.0, 23.7) | 0.3547 |
| Type of mine/quarry | ||||||||||||
| Sand and gravel | 31 | 28.2 | (20.0, 37.6) | 13 | 11.7 | (6.4, 19.2) | 13 | 11.6 | (6.3, 19.0) | |||
| Stone | 12 | 20.3 | (11.0, 32.8) | 11 | 18.3 | (9.5, 30.4) | 4 | 6.8 | (1.9, 16.5) | |||
| Other | 19 | 33.3 | (21.4, 47.1) | 0.3363 | 5 | 8.9 | (3.0, 19.6) | 0.2837 | 9 | 16.1 | (7.6, 28.3) | 0.2936 |
| Yrs. mine/quarry work | ||||||||||||
| ≤1 years | 23 | 35.4 | (24.5, 47.5) | 16 | 24.2 | (15.1, 35.6) | 10 | 15.2 | (8.0, 25.4) | |||
| 2 to 10 years | 22 | 31.0 | (21.1, 42.4) | 8 | 11.6 | (5.5, 20.8) | 11 | 15.5 | (8.4, 25.3) | |||
| ≥11 years | 20 | 21.7 | (14.2, 21.0) | 0.0063 | 5 | 5.3 | (0.2, 11.3) | 0.0005 | 5 | 5.4 | (2.0, 11.6) | 0.0446 |
| Current Employer | ||||||||||||
| Contractor | 34 | 35.1 | (25.6, 45.4) | 8 | 8.3 | (3.6, 15.6) | 15 | 15.5 | (8.9, 24.2) | |||
| Mine/quarry operator | 26 | 24.5 | (16.7, 33.8) | 16 | 14.8 | (8.7, 22.9) | 9 | 8.4 | (3.9, 15.4) | |||
| Other | 5 | 18.5 | (6.3, 38.1) | 0.0932 | 5 | 19.2 | (6.6, 39.4) | 0.2022 | 2 | 7.4 | (0.9, 24.3) | 0.2246 |
| Employment status | ||||||||||||
| Full time | 33 | 24.3 | (17.3, 32.4) | 17 | 12.3 | (7.3, 19.0) | 12 | 8.8 | (4.6, 14.8) | |||
| Part time | 29 | 34.5 | (24.5, 45.7) | 0.1807 | 12 | 14.3 | (7.6, 23.6) | 0.6732 | 13 | 15.5 | (8.5, 25.0) | 0.1259 |
| Current job title | ||||||||||||
| Maintenance | 34 | 31.2 | (22.7, 40.8) | 14 | 12.5 | (7.0, 20.1) | 14 | 12.5 | (7.0, 20.1) | |||
| Production | 15 | 25.9 | (15.3, 39.0) | 8 | 13.8 | (6.2, 25.4) | 7 | 12.1 | (5.0, 23.3) | |||
| Administration | 2 | 11.1 | (1.4, 34.7) | 2 | 11.8 | (1.5, 36.4) | 0 | 0.0 | (0.0, 18.5) | |||
| Other | 14 | 30.4 | (17.7, 45.8) | 0.5496 | 5 | 11.1 | (3.7, 24.1) | 0.9813 | 5 | 11.4 | (3.8, 24.6) | 0.4745 |