Table 1.
Demographic, smoking behaviors, and cigarette purchasing among current smokers (N = 472).
| Total |
|
|---|---|
| N = 472 | |
| Age (Mean, SD) | 43.1 (11.8) |
| Sex, No., % | |
| Male | 306 (64.8) |
| Female | 166 (35.2) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 339 (52.9) |
| African American | 133 (20.8) |
| Latino | 42 (6.6) |
| Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 6 (0.9) |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native/Mixed | 120 (18.8) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 157 (25.8) |
| High school | 253 (41.5) |
| Some college | 165 (27.1) |
| College or more | 34 (5.6) |
| Monthly income | |
| No income | 182 (41.7) |
| Any income | 255 (58.4) |
| Sources of income among those with any income | |
| Paid work, employment benefits, or self-employed | 66 (26.2) |
| Criminalized activity | 7 (2.8) |
| Disability or social assistance | 90 (35.7) |
| Support from family or friends or other | 89 (35.3) |
| Smoking characteristics | |
| Non-daily smoking | 65 (13.7) |
| Daily smoking | 407 (86.2) |
| Average cigarette consumption in the past 24 h, Mean (SD) a | 12.4 (8.1) |
| Time to first cigarette after waking, No., (%) | |
| > 30 min | 123 (26.1) |
| ≤ 30 min | 348 (73.9) |
| Number of quit attempts in the past year, Mean (SD) | 2.4 (2.9) |
| Heaviness of smoking index, No. (%) | |
| Very low | 172 (36.5) |
| Low to moderate | 123 (26.1) |
| Moderate | 125 (26.5) |
| High | 51 (10.8) |
| Cigarette procurement, No. (%) | |
| Buy from store | 393 (83.4) |
| Buy from friend | 12 (2.6) |
| Ask strangers | 12 (2.6) |
| Ask friends or people | 37 (7.9) |
| Other | 17 (3.6) |
| Cigarette purchasing quantity, No. (%) | |
| 1 cigarette | 36 (7.6) |
| 2 to 19 cigarettes | 28 (5.9) |
| 20 cigarettes/pack | 300 (63.7) |
| Multiple packs | 45 (9.6) |
| A carton | 34 (7.2) |
| Other/Do not buy cigarettes | 28 (5.9) |
| Amount paid for cigarettes/week, No. (%) | |
| ≤$5 | 77 (16.3) |
| $6 to $10 | 69 (14.6) |
| $11 to $20 | 65 (13.8) |
| $21 to $30 | 149 (31.6) |
| $31 to $40 | 68 (14.4) |
| $41 to $50 | 9 (1.9) |
| $51 to $60 | 28 (5.9) |
| $61 to $70 | 3 (0.6) |
| $71 or more | 4 (0.9) |