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. 2015 Oct 24;18(5):531–537. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntv233

Table 1.

Baseline Participant Characteristics: Mean ( SD ), Median, or Percentage

Full sample CV NV
N 338 172 166
Male 68% 66% 69%
Race
 White/Caucasian 86% 85% 87%
 Black/African American 10% 11% 9%
 Asian/Pacific Islander <1% 0% <1%
 American Indian 2% 4% <1%
 Multi-racial 1% 0% 2%
Married or cohabiting 11% 10% 12%
Annual household income
 $0–$9999 59% 61% 57%
 $10 000–$29 999 26% 23% 29%
 $30 000–$49 999 9% 9% 9%
 ≥$50 000 6% 7% 5%
Age 37.6 (10.0) 37.9 (10.1) 37.4 (10.0)
Years education 12.1 (2.2) 12.2 (2.0) 12.1 (2.2)
Cigarettes/d 19.5 (7.4) 20.0 (8.0) 19.0 (6.7)
FTND 5.9 (1.9) 5.9 (1.8) 6.0 (2.0)
CPT breakpoint $5.26 (9.0) $6.09 (10.0) $4.40 (7.8)
CPT Omax $16.74 (15.6) $17.61 (17.1) $15.83 (14.0)
CPT intensity 30.0 (14.9) 29.7 (14.9) 30.3 (15.1)
CPT elasticity 0.02 (0.03) 0.02 (0.03) 0.02 (0.03)
% Heavy drinking days 39.0 (38.8) 40.9 (38.9) 37.1 (37.6)
% Other drug days 54.2 (39.9) 55.6 (40.7) 52.6 (39.0)

CPT = Cigarette Purchase Task; CV = contingent vouchers group; FTND = Fagerström Test of Nicotine Dependence total score; NV = noncontingent vouchers group.