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Table 2 Participants' Characteristics at Baseline by Sex

From: Subjective social status predicts long-term smoking abstinence

 

Men n = 195

Women n = 226

 
 

n[%] or mean (±SD)

n[%] or mean (±SD)

p value

Demographics

   

Race/ethnicity

  

0.022

   Non-Latino White

59 [30.0]

78 [34.5]

 

   Non-Latino Black

58 [29.7]

86 [38.1]

 

   Latino

78 [40.0]

62 [27.4]

 

Age

41.2 (±11.3)

42.3 (±11.2)

0.888

Partner Status

  

0.212

   Married/living with partner

72 [37.7]

72 [31.9]

 

   Other (e.g., single)

119 [62.3]

154 [68.1]

 

Socioeconomic Status

   

Annual Household Income

  

0.061

   <20,000

65 [37.4]

93 [47.0]

 

   ≥20,000

109 [62.6]

105 [53.0]

 

Educational Level

  

0.433

   <High school

27 [14.1]

31 [13.7]

 

   High school/GED

62 [32.5]

58 [25.6]

 

   Some college (no degree)

56 [29.3]

72 [31.9]

 

   College degree

46 [24.1]

65 [28.8]

 

Employment Status

  

0.005

   Employed

124 [65.3]

116 [51.6]

 

   Unemployed

66 [34.7]

109 [48.4]

 

Smoking Characteristics

   

Average number of CPD

23.1 (±11.8)

19.4 (±8.4)

<0.001

Number of years smoked

21.9 (±11.1)

21.3 (±11.2)

0.627

Social Status Ladder

6.1 (±1.7)

5.7 (±1.8)

0.018

  1. Note: CPD = Self-reported number of cigarettes smoked per day at baseline. GED = General Equivalency Degree.