Table 1.
Caregiver and Child Demographics and Caregiver Smoking Behavior (N = 271)
| Variable | M | SD | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child age (years) | 4.9 | 4.5 | |
| Caregiver age (years) | 33.0 | 9.8 | |
| % female (caregiver) | 79 | ||
| Smoking rate (cigarettes per day) | 14.9 | 11.2 | |
| Fagerström scorea | 4.2 | 2.4 | |
| % employed (full- or part-time) | 45.4 | ||
| % ≤high school graduate/GED | 60.9 | ||
| Asthma morbidity score (AAF) | 1.49 | 0.94 | |
| % caregiver with asthma | 34.7 | ||
| Home secondhand smoke exposure (µg/m3) | 1.97 | 4.11 | |
| Child secondhand smoke exposure (µg/m3) | 1.18 | 2.49 | |
| Receive public assistance for healthcare | 70.8 | ||
| Ethnicity/race | |||
| White/Caucasian | 53.5 | ||
| Black/African American | 21.8 | ||
| Hispanic/Latino(a) | 13.3 | ||
| Other (Asian, Native American, etc.) | 11.4 | ||
| Did not specify | <1 |
Note. GED = General Equivalency Diploma; AAF = Asthma Assessment Form.
a
Fagerström Test of Nicotine Dependence (Heatherton, Kozlowski, Frecker, & Fagerström, 1991).