Table 2.
Participant characteristics and bivariate analysis of session type among American Indian smokers.
| Variable | In-person sessions (n=179) | Televideo sessions (n=97) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age; Mean (SD) | 31.96 (14.02) | 41.15 (17.79) | < 0.01 |
| Gender n (%) | 0.35 | ||
| Male | 90 (50.28) | 43 (44.33) | |
| Female | 89 (49.72) | 54 (55.67) | |
| Education | 0.22 | ||
| Some high school | 28 (15.64) | 9 (9.38) | |
| High school/GED graduate | 49 (27.37) | 38 (39.58) | |
| Some college or tech school | 74 (41.34) | 33 (34.38) | |
| College graduate | 24 (13.41) | 13 (13.54) | |
| Graduate or professional school | 4 (2.23) | 3 (3.13) | |
| Smoking status of significant partner/spouse | < 0.01 | ||
| Has never smoked | 20 (11.24) | 11 (11.34) | |
| Is a former smoker | 20 (11.24) | 9 (9.28) | |
| Current smoker | 56 (31.46) | 14 (14.43) | |
| No significant partner/spouse | 82 (46.07) | 63 (64.95) | |
| Number of children living with you; Mean (SD) | 1.40 (1.59) | 1.01 (1.48) | 0.04 |
| Age of smoking onset; Mean (SD) | 15.61 (3.00) | 16.16 (3.00) | 0.17 |
| How many of the past 30 days did you smoke cigarettes n (%) | 19.49 (12.37) | 23.11 (11.19) | 0.02 |
| How many cigarettes smoked per day n (%) | 8.38 (7.41) | 9.77 (7.48) | 0.17 |
| How long have you smoked at your current rate? (years) | 7.61 (6.95) | 11.77 (8.86) | < 0.01 |
| FTND* where 0=low dependence, 10=high dependence; Mean (SD) | 2.77 (2.42) | 3.43 (2.24) | 0.03 |
| Other recreational tobacco use | |||
| Yes | 49 (28.99) | 9 (10.11) | < 0.01 |
| No | 120 (71.01) | 80 (89.89) | |
*
FTND = Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence
*
p-value is based on the chi-square test