Table 1.
Sample Characteristics by Baseline and Follow-up Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking (WTS) Status
| Characteristic | Baseline WTS Non- Smokers (n = 1,232)a |
WTS Initiation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 77) |
No (n = 1,155) |
P Valueb |
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| n (%)c | %c | %c | ||
| Age, y | .41 | |||
| 18–20 | 236 (27) | 38 | 27 | |
| 21–23 | 388 (23) | 20 | 23 | |
| 24–26 | 290 (19) | 21 | 19 | |
| 27–30 | 318 (30) | 21 | 31 | |
| Sex | .54 | |||
| Female | 765 (51) | 47 | 52 | |
| Male | 467 (49) | 53 | 48 | |
| Race/Ethnicity | .02 | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 787 (55) | 36 | 57 | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 135 (15) | 29 | 14 | |
| Hispanic | 189 (19) | 29 | 19 | |
| Otherd | 121 (11) | 7 | 11 | |
| Relationship Status | .60 | |||
| Single | 592 (54) | 58 | 53 | |
| In a committed relationship | 636 (46) | 42 | 47 | |
| Living Situation | .07 | |||
| With a parent/guardian | 428 (43) | 30 | 44 | |
| With a significant other | 397 (28) | 25 | 28 | |
| Othere | 405 (29) | 45 | 28 | |
| Yearly Household Income | .04 | |||
| Low (under $30,000) | 358 (20) | 32 | 19 | |
| Medium ($30,000–74,999) | 468 (36) | 43 | 36 | |
| High ($75,000 or more) | 406 (44) | 25 | 45 | |
| Education Level | .25 | |||
| High school or less | 386 (48) | 46 | 49 | |
| Some college | 522 (35) | 45 | 35 | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 324 (16) | 9 | 17 | |
a
This number includes participants who had WTS data for both baseline and follow-up.
b
P values were computed using Rao-Chi-square tests.
c
Individual characteristics summed may not equal the total sample size due to missing data; column percentages may not equal 100 due to rounding.
d
Includes Multiracial.
e
Defined as not living with a parent/guardian or significant other.