Table 1.
Demographic and Tobacco-Related Characteristics and COVID-19 Quantitative Responses (N = 30).
| Continuous variables | M ± SD | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 62.9 ± 5.8 | |
| Pack years | 38.6 ± 15.4 | |
| Cigarettes per day — Current Smokers (N = 23) | 16.4 ± 11.4 | |
| Categorical variables | Category | N (%) |
| Sex | Female | 18 (60.0) |
| Race | White | 25 (83.3) |
| Education | High School/GED or less | 6 (20.0) |
| Associate’s Degree/Tech School | 10 (33.3) | |
| Bachelor’s Degree or more | 13 (43.3) | |
| Refused | 1 (3.3) | |
| Location | District of Columbia and Maryland | 4 (13.3) |
| Iowa and Illinois | 6 (20.0) | |
| Massachusetts | 15 (50.0) | |
| New Hampshire and New Jersey | 5 (16.7) | |
| Comorbid Conditions | 0 | 6 (20.0) |
| 1 | 9 (30.0) | |
| 2 + | 15 (50.0) | |
| Smoking status | Current | 23 (76.7) |
| Days quit among those who stopped smoking (N = 7) | < 30 | 5 (71.4) |
| 31+ | 2 (28.6) | |
| Study arm | Intensive Counseling Arm | 21 (70.0) |
| Overall concern with COVID-19 (N = 28)* | Not at all | 4 (14.3) |
| A little | 2 (7.1) | |
| Somewhat | 4 (14.3) | |
| Extremely | 18 (64.3) | |
| Change in smoking due to COVID-19 (N = 29)* | Decreased amount smoked | 6 (20.7) |
| Increased amount smoked | 8 (27.6) | |
| No change in amount smoked | 15 (51.7) | |
| Change in motivation due to COVID-19 (N = 29)* | Decreased motivation to quit | 2 (6.9) |
| Increased motivation to quit | 11 (37.9) | |
| No change in motivation to quit | 16 (55.2) | |
| *Responses to the three COVID-19 questions had similar distributions for current and former smokers. | ||