Table 2.

Demographic information, self-reported cigarette use, and risk perception. FTND abbreviation indicates Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence (Heatherton et al., 1991). *Percentage of participants reporting currently quitting or having immediately planning to do so demonstrated a significant linear trend between frequency of use groups, p<0.0001.

Frequency Group	N	Age (SEM)	% Male	% Caucasian	Income (SEM)	Cigs/day (SEM)	FTND	Perceived Risk (SEM)	% Quitting*
Daily	81	33 (1.0)	55.6	81.50	40.3k (3.2)	18.3 (2.1)	4.4	61.1 (2.2)	81.50
Weekly	80	33 (1.2)	58.8	53.80	43.8k (3.3)	17.9 (0.9)	4.8	63.2 (1.7)	62.50
Monthly	65	32 (1.0)	49.2	81.50	43.8k (4.6)	16.4 (0.8)	4.7	63.6 (1.9)	50.70
Less than once in 6 months	49	35 (1.6)	44.9	85.70	46.9k (5.0)	16.5 (0.7)	4.6	62.4 (2.3)	32.70
Never users	110	35 (1.0)	57.3	80.00	5.2k (5.3)	17.2 (0.6)	4.7	59.0 (1.8)	44.50