Table 1.
Demographics of High-Risk Individuals (N = 37)
| Total (%) | |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 17 (45.9) |
| Female | 20 (54.1) |
| Age | |
| 55-60 years | 10 (27.0) |
| 61-70 years | 17 (45.9) |
| 71-80 years | 10 (27.0) |
| Race | |
| White | 24 (64.9) |
| Black or African American | 6 (16.2) |
| Other | 3 (8.1) |
| Prefer not to answer | 4 (10.8) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 35 (94.6) |
| Prefer not to answer | 2 (5.4) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 4 (10.8) |
| Living with partner/Domestic relationship | 2 (5.4) |
| Married | 17 (45.9) |
| Separated/Divorced | 10 (27.0) |
| Widowed | 4 (10.8) |
| Insurance type | |
| Medicare | 23 (62.2) |
| Medicaid | 6 (16.2) |
| Private | 7 (18.9) |
| Uninsured | 1 (2.7) |
| Highest grade level completed | |
| Less than 9th grade | 2 (5.4) |
| Some high school/High school graduate | 17 (45.9) |
| Some college/Technical school/Associate degree | 12 (32.4) |
| Baccalaureate/Doctoral degree | 6 (16.2) |
| Age began smoking | |
| ≤ 15 years | 19 (51.4) |
| 16-21 years | 15 (40.5) |
| ≥ 22 years | 3 (8.1) |
| Current smoker | |
| Yes | 20 (54.1) |
| Cigarettes per day | |
| ≤ 10 | 4 (11.4) |
| 11-20 | 19 (51.4) |
| ≥ 21 | 12 (32.4) |
| Missing | 2 (5.4) |
| Times attempted to quit last year | |
| Do not smoke | 17 (45.9) |
| < 5 | 17 (45.9) |
| ≥ 5 | 3 (8.1) |
| Other smokers in household | |
| Yes | 11 (29.7) |