Table 1.
Key characteristics of parents at baseline.
| Characteristics | Total Sample (N = 83) |
Telephone Counseling (n = 45) |
Self-Help Brochure (n = 38) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD) | 39.2 (7.20) | 39.3 (7.66) | 39.1 (6.71) | |
| Gender % (n) | ||||
| Male | 42.2 (35) | 46.7 (21) | 36.8 (14) | |
| Nationality % (n) | ||||
| Dutch | 94.0 (78) | 93.3 (42) | 94.7 (36) | |
| Educational level % (n) | ||||
| Low | 27.7 (23) | 28.9 (13) | 26.3 (10) | |
| Medium | 47.0 (39) | 46.7 (21) | 47.4 (18) | |
| High | 25.3 (21) | 24.4 (11) | 26.3 (10) | |
| Marital status % (n) | ||||
| Married/living together | 71.1 (59) | 73.3 (33) | 68.4 (26) | |
| Divorced/widowed and now single | 7.2 (6) | 4.4 (2) | 10.5 (4) | |
| Single | 16.9 (14) | 17.8 (8) | 15.8 (6) | |
| Employment status % (n) | ||||
| Unemployed | 18.1 (15) | 20.0 (9) | 15.8 (6) | |
| Homemaker | 7.2 (6) | 6.7 (3) | 7.9 (3) | |
| Paid employment | 74.7 (62) | 73.3 (33) | 76.3 (29) | |
| Medical treatment % (n) | 15.7 (13) | 15.6 (7) | 15.8 (6) | |
| Cardiovascular disease % (n) | 7.2 (6) | 11.1 (5) | 2.6 (1) | |
| Chronic respiratory illness % (n) | 12.0 (10) | 13.3 (6) | 10.5 (4) | |
| Chronic respiratory illness child % (n) | 45.8 (38) | 40.0 (18) | 52.6 (20) | |
| Cigarettes per day (mean, SD) | 15.5 (6.67) | 15.0 (5.48) | 16.0 (7.88) | |
| Years of smoking (mean, SD) | 20.4 (7.39) | 21.1 (8.0) | 19.6 (6.66) | |
| FTND score (mean, SD) | 4.3 (2.29) | 4.4 (2.19) | 4.3 (2.45) | |
| Complete home smoking ban % (n) | 83.1 (69) | 86.7 (39) | 78.9 (30) | |
| Partner smoking % (n) | ||||
| Yes | 34.9 (29) | 33.3 (15) | 36.8 (14) | |
Notes. No significant differences (p > 0.05) were found in any measure between the intervention and control conditions.