Table 1 Parent/smoker identity conflict by baseline characteristics of parents, children and childcare visits
From: Parent smoker role conflict and planning to quit smoking: a cross-sectional study
Characteristic | “My being a smoker gets in the way of my being a parent.”N (%*) | Chi square | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree | Disagree | All | P Value | |
(N = 563) | (N = 1372) | (N = 1935) | ||
Age | 0.006 | |||
<25 | 125 (22) | 389 (28) | 514 (27) | |
> = 25 | 438 (78) | 982 (72) | 1420 (73) | |
Sex | 0.36 | |||
Male | 115 (20) | 300 (22) | 415 (21) | |
Female | 447 (79) | 1071 (78) | 1518 (78) | |
Racial category | 0.003 | |||
Hispanic (any race) | 65 (12) | 149 (11) | 214 (11) | |
Mixed race | 8 (1) | 45 (3) | 53 (3) | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 64 (11) | 233 (17) | 297 (15) | |
Non-Hispanic Asian | 5 (1) | 4 (0) | 9 (0) | |
Native American, Pacific Islander | 17 (3) | 27 (2) | 44 (2) | |
Non-Hispanic White | 399 (71) | 904 (66) | 1303 (67) | |
Unknown | 5 (1) | 10 (1) | 15 (1) | |
Education | 0.39 | |||
<High school | 73 (13) | 222 (16) | 295 (15) | |
High school graduate/GED | 266 (47) | 626 (46) | 892 (46) | |
Some college/trade school | 167 (30) | 377 (27) | 544 (28) | |
College graduate | 55 (10) | 142 (10) | 197 (10) | |
Daily smoker | 0.043 | |||
Yes | 492 (87) | 1150 (84) | 1642 (85) | |
No | 71 (13) | 221 (16) | 292 (15) | |
# Cigarettes/Day | 0.015 | |||
<10 cigarettes/day | 214 (38) | 613 (45) | 827 (43) | |
> = 10 cigarettes/day | 345 (61) | 748 (55) | 1093 (56) | |
Recent 24-hour quit | 0.006 | |||
Yes | 287 (51) | 608 (44) | 895 (46) | |
No | 273 (48) | 756 (55) | 1029 (53) | |
Home smoking rules | 0.058 | |||
No smoking anywhere | 309 (55) | 824 (60) | 1133 (59) | |
Smoking allowed some places/times | 198 (35) | 390 (28) | 588 (30) | |
Smoking allowed anywhere | 50 (9) | 137 (10) | 187 (10) | |
Stage of change for quitting | <0.0001 | |||
Seriously planning to quit in 30 days | 326 (58) | 508 (37) | 834 (43) | |
Considering quitting in 6 months | 148 (26) | 382 (28) | 530 (27) | |
Not considering quitting in 6 months | 74 (13) | 433 (32) | 507 (26) | |
Child’s age | 0.033 | |||
<1 year | 133 (24) | 380 (28) | 513 (27) | |
1-5 years | 226 (40) | 575 (42) | 801 (41) | |
6-10 years | 126 (22) | 216 (16) | 342 (18) | |
>10 years | 76 (13) | 184 (13) | 260 (13) | |
Child’s insurance coverage | 0.63 | |||
Medicaid | 368 (65) | 925 (67) | 1293 (67) | |
Private insurance/HMO | 131 (23) | 332 (24) | 463 (24) | |
Self-pay | 17 (3) | 33 (2) | 50 (3) | |
Other | 42 (7) | 73 (5) | 115 (6) | |
Visit type | 0.0006 | |||
Routine visit | 200 (36) | 628 (46) | 828 (43) | |
Sick visit | 253 (45) | 532 (39) | 785 (41) | |
Follow-up | 109 (19) | 211 (15) | 320 (17) | |
Received assistance for quitting at the visit | ||||
Yes | 170 (30) | 282 (21) | 452 (23) | |
No | 393 (70) | 1090 (79) | 1483 (77) | 0.001 |