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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2016 Dec 18;67:49–52. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.12.007

Table 1.

Sample Characteristics

Variable Mean (SD) or %
Demographics
Age 38.0(11.0)
Years Education 13.8(1.9)
Gender (% Female) 40.9
Income (% <$16,000/yr) 40.9
Race
 White 22.7
 Black 63.6
 Asian 9.1
 Multiracial 4.5
Smoking Characteristics
 FTND 4.0 (2.3)
 Years Smoking 18.1 (10.8)
 Cigarettes Per Day 11.8(6.4)
 Menthol Preference (%Yes) 68.2
 # of Quit Attempts 2.5 (2.6)
 Motivation to Quit 7.0 (2.5)

Note: FTND = Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence. Motivation to Quit was assessed using a modified version of the Quit Ladder (Biener & Abrams, 1991). Scores range from 1 to 11 with higher scores indicating greater motivation.