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. 2019 Aug 12;173(10):931–939. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.2639

Table 1. Characteristics of Parents Who Currently Smoke per Surveys at 2 Weeks and 2 Years After Intervention Implementationa.

Characteristic No. (%)
2 wk After Implementation 2 y After Implementation
Control (n = 701) Intervention (n = 822) Control (n = 727) Intervention (n = 804)
Age, y
18-24 138 (19.7) 159 (19.3) 115 (15.8) 144 (17.9)
25-44 486 (69.3) 566 (68.9) 533 (73.3) 578 (71.9)
≥45 77 (11.0) 97 (11.8) 79 (10.9) 82 (10.2)
Sex
Male 109 (15.5) 164 (20.0) 123 (16.9) 177 (22.0)
Female 592 (84.5) 658 (80.0) 604 (83.1) 627 (78.0)
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic 16 (2.3) 25 (3.0) 11 (1.5) 28 (3.5)
Other 19 (2.7) 11 (1.3) 18 (2.5) 24 (2.9)
Non-Hispanic black or African American 78 (11.1) 23 (2.8) 72 (9.9) 25 (3.1)
Non-Hispanic Asian 2 (0.3) 4 (0.5) 0 2 (0.2)
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or other 19 (2.7) 7 (0.9) 16 (2.2) 15 (1.9)
Non-Hispanic White 567 (80.8) 752 (91.5) 610 (83.9) 710 (88.3)
Education
<High school 79 (11.3) 145 (17.6) 99 (13.6) 106 (13.2)
High school graduate 310 (44.2) 340 (41.4) 340 (46.8) 355 (44.2)
Some college 239 (34.1) 261 (31.8) 200 (27.5) 285 (35.4)
College graduate 73 (10.4) 76 (9.2) 84 (11.6) 58 (7.2)
Cigarettes, No./d
1-9 270 (38.5) 236 (28.7) 287 (39.5) 280 (34.8)
≥10 430 (61.3) 582 (70.8) 438 (60.2) 520 (64.7)
Plan to quit
Next 30 d 312 (44.5) 374 (45.5) 277 (38.1) 340 (42.3)
Next 6 mo 211 (30.1) 213 (25.9) 199 (27.4) 233 (29.0)
None in the next 6 mo 138 (19.7) 150 (18.2) 215 (29.6) 169 (21.0)
Unknown 40 (5.7) 85 (10.3) 36 (5.0) 62 (7.7)
Quit attempt in the past 3 mo 388 (55.3) 344 (41.8) 359 (49.4) 389 (48.4)
Daily smoker 595 (84.9) 732 (89.1) 594 (81.7) 664 (82.6)
Age of youngest child seen, y
<1 162 (23.1) 179 (21.8) 148 (20.4) 189 (23.5)
1-4 215 (30.7) 267 (32.5) 211 (29.0) 247 (30.7)
5-9 167 (23.8) 175 (21.3) 174 (23.9) 179 (22.3)
10-14 114 (16.3) 134 (16.3) 153 (21.0) 137 (17.0)
≥15 43 (6.1) 67 (8.2) 41 (5.6) 51 (6.3)
Strict smoke-free policies in home and car
Home 407 (58.1) 486 (59.1) 444 (61.1) 523 (65.0)
Car 213 (30.4) 261 (31.8) 265 (36.5) 251 (31.2)
Any other forms of tobacco used
Pipe 4 (0.6) 7 (0.9) 5 (0.7) 15 (1.9)
Chew tobacco 13 (1.9) 31 (3.8) 20 (2.8) 36 (4.5)
Electronic cigarettes 95 (13.6) 147 (17.9) 81 (11.1) 82 (10.2)
Hookah 1 (0.1) 8 (1.0) 7 (1.0) 7 (0.9)
Assistance used the last 2 y to help quit
Nicotine replacement therapy 158 (22.5) 188 (22.9) 165 (22.7) 268 (33.3)
Quit line 41 (5.8) 57 (6.9) 31 (4.3) 115 (14.3)
Website 25 (3.6) 32 (3.9) 21 (2.9) 54 (6.7)
Child’s insurance coverage
Medicaid 489 (69.8) 684 (83.2) 431 (59.3) 617 (76.7)
Private insurance/HMO 202 (28.8) 119 (14.5) 263 (36.2) 162 (20.1)
Other/self-pay 9 (1.3) 14 (1.7) 28 (3.8) 22 (2.7)
Type of visit
Well child 338 (48.2) 413 (50.2) 394 (54.2) 406 (50.5)
Follow-up 79 (11.3) 71 (8.6) 59 (8.1) 77 (9.6)
Sick visit 226 (32.2) 268 (32.6) 181 (24.9) 221 (27.5)
Other 58 (8.3) 69 (8.4) 93 (12.8) 100 (12.4)
Visits to clinician’s office in the last 2 y, median (IQR)
Pediatricb 8 (4-15) 7 (4-15) 8 (4-15) 6 (4-12)
Own physician 4 (2-10) 4 (2-13) 4 (2-10) 4 (2-12)

Abbreviations: HMO, health maintenance organization; IQR, interquartile range.

a

Total numbers vary slightly among items because of missing data.

b

Including the visit on the day the survey was collected.