Table. Participant Characteristics by Current Cigarette Smoking Status.
| Characteristic | No. (%) | P Valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cigarette Smoking Status | Total (N = 986) | |||
| Current (n = 909) | Noncurrent (n = 77) | |||
| Age, median (IQR), y | 33 (27-40) | 34 (26-40) | 33 (27-40) | .82 |
| Men | 537 (59.1) | 43 (55.8) | 580 (58.8) | .19 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 721 (79.8) | 65 (84.4) | 786 (8.2) | .50 |
| Native American | 102 (11.2) | 8 (10.4) | 110 (11.1) | |
| Other | 81 (9.0) | 4 (5.2) | 85 (8.7) | |
| Education | ||||
| <High school diploma | 161 (17.8) | 12 (15.6) | 173 (17.6) | .08 |
| High school diploma or GED | 426 (47.0) | 28 (36.3) | 454 (46.1) | |
| >High school diploma | 320 (35.3) | 37 (48.1) | 357 (36.3) | |
| Had health insurance coverage | 643 (70.7) | 53 (68.8) | 696 (70.6) | .91 |
| Insured by Medicaidb | 455 (74.2) | 29 (58.0) | 484 (73.0) | .04 |
| Attended a primary care visit in the past 6 moc | 358 (41.4) | 36 (48.7) | 394 (42.0) | .23 |
| Experienced homelessness in the past 6 mod | 561 (64.0) | 33 (45.2) | 594 (62.5) | .002 |
| Drug of choice | ||||
| Methamphetamine | 472 (52.4) | 42 (56.8) | 514 (52.8) | .22 |
| Heroin | 287 (31.9) | 19 (25.7) | 306 (31.4) | |
| Cocaine | 26 (2.9) | 0 | 26 (2.7) | |
| Other | 115 (12.8) | 13 (17.6) | 128 (13.1) | |
| Binge drank at least once in the past 30 de | 544 (59.9) | 39 (50.7) | 583 (59.1) | .12 |
| Average packs of cigarettes smoked per day | ||||
| <Half a pack | 167 (20.7) | NA | 167 (2.7) | NA |
| Half pack to 1 pack | 359 (44.5) | NA | 359 (44.5) | |
| ≥1 pack | 281 (34.8) | NA | 281 (34.8) | |
| Hepatitis C reactive | 318 (35.0) | 29 (37.7) | 347 (35.2) | .38 |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; GED, general education diploma; NA, not applicable.
a
From χ2 test for heterogeneity for categorical variables and the Wilcoxon rank sum test for continuous variables.
b
The denominator includes 663 participants who reported having health insurance.
c
Participants who reported receiving care from a private physician or a community health center were considered receiving primary care.
d
The denominator includes 950 participants who responded to the question.
e
Binge drinking was assessed as 5 or more drinks containing alcohol per binge-drinking episode for men and 4 or more drinks containing alcohol per binge-drinking episode for women.