Table 1.

Population demographics of participants in four low-income housing developments

	All participants		Non-smoking participants		Smoking participants
Characteristics	(n= 49)	% (range)	(n= 34)	% (range)	(n = 15)	% (range)
Mean age	42.5	(26–68)	43.0	(26–68)	41.3	(29–65)
Mean household size	3.0	(1–7)	2.8	(1–6)	3.6	(1–7)
Mean No of adults that live in residence	1.5	(1–3)	1.5	(1–3)	1.5	(1–3)
Mean No of children under 18 that live in residence	1.6	(0–4)	1.3	(0–4)	2.1	(0–4)
Number of residences with children under 18	34.0	69%	23.0	74%	11.0	73%
Gender
Female	47	96%	32	94%	15	100%
Male	2	4%	2	6%	0	0%
Race
White	20	41%	9	27%	11	73%
African American	15	31%	14	41%	1	7%
Asian	1	2%	1	3%	0	0%
Other	13	26%	10	29%	3	20%
Ethnicity
Hispanic	13	26%	9	27%	4	27%
Non-Hispanic	36	74%	25	73%	11	73%
Language
English primary language	27	55%	13	38%	14	93%
Other	22	45%	21	62%	1	7%
Questionnaire translation
English	32	65%	17	50%	15	100%
Haitian	11	22%	11	32%	0	0%
Spanish	6	13%	6	18%	0	0%
Place of birth
United States	25	51%	11	32%	14	93%
Other	24	49%	23	68%	1	7%
Duration of exposure
Household member is home during the day	32.0	65%	23.0	68%	9.0	60%
Mean years lived in residence	6.2	(<1–22)	6.8	(<1–22)	4.9	(<1–12)
Mean years lived in development	8.7	(<1–33)	8.4	(<1–22)	9.3	(<1–33)