Table 1.
Matched Lapsers’ Versus Nonlapsers’ Scores on Selected Baseline Variables
| Lapsers (n = 146) | Nonlapsers (n = 146) | t-statistic or χ 2-statistic | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 3.02 | .39 | ||
| % with some high school | 7.5% | 10.3% | ||
| % graduated from high school | 29.5% | 30.8% | ||
| % with some college | 50.0% | 41.1% | ||
| % graduated from college | 13.0% | 17.8% | ||
| Racea | 6.68 | .08 | ||
| % White | 83.5% | 90.9% | ||
| % African American | 15.2% | 6.3% | ||
| % American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% | 0.7% | ||
| % Mixed | 0.7% | 2.1% | ||
| Mean age started smoking dailyb (SD) | 17.3 (4.5) | 17.8 (4.2) | 0.98 | .33 |
| Mean motivation to quit (SD) | 8.9 (1.2) | 8.9 (1.3) | −0.19 | .85 |
| Mean Wisconsin Predicting Patients’ Relapse (WI-Prepare) score (SD) | 5.2 (2.2) | 5.1 (2.4) | −0.20 | .84 |
aFive participants did not report their race; 145 lapsers and 142 nonlapsers did report their race and are included here.
bTwo participants did not report the age they started smoking daily; 146 lapsers and 144 nonlapsers did report this and are included here.