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Table 1 Individual-level and neighborhood-level characteristics for 64, 960 participants enrolled in the Southern Community Cohort Study via Community Health Centers, 2002-2009

From: Individual and neighborhood-level socioeconomic characteristics in relation to smoking prevalence among black and white adults in the Southeastern United States: a cross-sectional study

 

Black

White

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

 

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Individual-level variablesa

   Total number of persons

19, 561

30.1

27, 412

42.2

6, 231

9.6

11, 756

18.1

   Number of census block groups

4, 825

 

5, 594

 

3, 433

 

4, 836

 

   Years lived in current home (mean)

9.3

 

10.4

 

8.1

 

9.3

 

   Age at enrollment (mean)

50.4

 

51.6

 

52.5

 

53.5

 

Household income

   < $15, 000

12, 354

63.2

16, 859

61.5

3, 565

57.2

6, 582

56.0

   $15, 000-$24, 999

4, 281

21.9

6, 411

23.4

1, 310

21.0

2, 427

20.6

   $25, 000-$49, 999

2, 221

11.4

3, 156

11.5

878

14.1

1, 652

14.1

   > $50, 000

705

3.6

986

3.6

478

7.7

1, 095

9.3

Education (years)

   < 9

1, 820

9.3

2, 026

7.4

708

11.4

981

8.3

   9 - < 12

5, 060

25.9

6, 494

23.7

1, 200

19.3

2, 287

19.5

   12 - < 16

11, 393

58.2

16, 414

59.9

3, 635

58.3

7, 155

60.9

   ≥16

1, 288

6.6

2, 478

9.0

688

11.0

1, 333

11.3

Marital status

   Married

5, 736

29.3

7, 312

26.7

2, 587

41.5

5, 097

43.4

   Separated/Divorced

6, 685

34.2

9, 487

34.6

2, 270

36.4

4, 144

35.3

   Widowed

733

3.7

3, 883

14.2

259

4.2

1, 606

13.7

   Single/Never married

6, 407

32.8

6, 730

24.6

1, 115

17.9

909

7.7

Currently working

   Yes

7, 220

36.9

10, 706

39.1

1, 948

31.3

3, 959

33.7

   No

12, 341

63.1

16, 706

60.9

4, 283

68.7

7, 797

66.3

Cigarette smoking status

   Current

11, 609

59.3

9, 220

33.6

3, 258

52.3

4, 623

39.3

   Former

3, 786

19.4

5, 258

19.2

1, 758

28.2

2, 890

24.6

   Never

4, 166

21.3

12, 934

47.2

1, 215

19.5

4, 243

36.1

Neighborhood-level variablesb

Percent poverty

   < 10%

2, 027

10.4

2, 969

10.8

1, 747

28.0

3, 618

30.8

   10 - < 20%

3, 659

18.7

5, 775

21.1

2, 143

34.4

4, 409

37.5

   20 - < 50%

11, 204

57.3

15, 137

55.2

2, 184

35.1

3, 549

30.2

   > 50%

2, 671

13.7

3, 531

12.9

157

2.5

180

1.5

Household income

   < $18, 879

6, 442

32.9

8, 128

29.7

722

11.6

896

7.6

   $18, 879 - < $26, 094

5, 389

27.5

7, 522

27.4

1, 228

19.7

2, 152

18.3

   $26, 094 - < $34, 583

4, 124

21.1

6, 324

23.1

1, 942

31.2

3, 835

32.6

   > $34, 583

3, 606

18.4

5, 438

19.8

2, 339

37.5

4, 873

41.5

Percent adults with ≥ HS educationc

   < 57.8%

6, 009

30.7

7, 769

28.3

966

15.5

1, 486

12.6

   57.8% - < 67.5%

5, 186

26.5

7, 472

27.3

1, 232

19.8

2, 363

20.1

   67.5% - < 77.3%

4, 408

22.5

6, 433

23.5

1, 812

29.1

3, 585

30.5

   > 77.3%

3, 958

20.2

5, 738

20.9

2, 221

35.6

4, 322

36.8

Percent adults with ≥ college graduationc

   < 5.8%

5, 423

27.7

7, 136

26.0

1, 339

21.5

2, 340

19.9

   5.8 - < 10.3%

4, 963

25.4

6, 828

24.9

1, 466

23.5

2, 987

25.4

   10.3 - < 17.1%

4, 450

22.7

7, 003

25.5

1, 572

25.2

3, 195

27.2

   > 17.1%

4, 725

24.2

6, 445

23.5

1, 854

29.8

3, 234

27.5

Percent households owner occupied

   < 43%

6, 304

32.2

7, 659

27.9

1, 025

16.5

1, 243

10.6

   43 - < 63%

5, 408

27.6

7, 298

26.6

1, 329

21.3

2, 237

19.0

   63 - < 80%

4, 505

23.0

6, 840

25.0

1, 566

25.1

3, 311

28.2

   > 80%

3, 344

17.1

5, 615

20.5

2, 311

37.1

4, 965

42.2

Median owner-occupied household value

   < $44, 300

5, 570

28.5

7, 713

28.1

1, 049

16.8

1, 875

15.9

   $44, 300 - < $57, 300

5, 187

26.5

7, 593

27.7

1, 136

18.2

2, 177

18.5

   $57, 300 - < $77, 400

4, 598

23.5

6, 589

24.0

1, 768

28.4

3, 438

29.2

   > $77, 400

4, 206

21.5

5, 517

20.1

2, 278

36.6

4, 266

36.3

Percent households with interest, dividends, or net rental income

   < 8.0%

6, 606

33.8

8, 459

30.9

541

8.7

622

5.3

   8.0 - < 14.7%

5, 714

29.2

7, 954

29.0

958

15.4

1, 623

13.8

   14.7 - < 24.1%

4, 104

21.0

6, 483

23.7

1, 880

30.2

3, 763

32.0

   > 24.1%

3, 137

16.0

4, 516

16.5

2, 852

45.8

5, 748

48.9

Percent employed

   < 49.5%

5, 990

30.6

7, 525

27.5

993

15.9

1, 712

14.6

   49.5% - < 56.9%

5, 142

26.3

7, 459

27.2

1, 265

20.3

2, 389

20.3

   56.9% - < 64.1%

4, 352

22.2

6, 384

23.3

1, 835

29.4

3, 673

31.2

   > 64.1%

4, 077

20.8

6, 044

22.0

2, 138

34.3

3, 982

33.9

Percent employed in management, professional, and related occupations

   < 15.1%

5, 654

28.9

7, 346

26.8

1, 220

19.6

2, 043

17.4

   15.1 - < 21.2%

4, 804

24.6

7, 060

25.8

1, 480

23.8

2, 873

24.4

   21.2 - < 28.3%

4, 729

24.2

6, 858

25.0

1, 544

24.8

3, 108

26.4

   > 28.3%

4, 374

22.4

6, 148

22.4

1, 987

31.9

3, 732

31.7

Neighborhood advantage summary score

   < -4.2

5, 074

25.9

6, 460

23.6

612

9.8

850

7.2

   -4.2 - < -1.9

4, 472

22.9

6, 194

22.6

836

13.4

1, 486

12.6

   -1.9 - < 0.4

3, 709

19.0

5, 628

20.5

1, 183

19.0

2, 472

21.0

   0.4 - < 3.7

3, 168

16.2

4, 895

17.9

1, 656

26.6

3, 273

27.8

   > 3.7

3, 138

16.0

4, 235

15.4

1, 944

31.2

3, 675

31.3

  1. aIndividual-level characteristics were obtained from the baseline SCCS interview
  2. bNeighborhood-level characteristics were obtained from the 2000 US census for block groups. All census measures (except percent poverty and neighborhood advantage summary score) were categorized into quartiles based on the distribution of the entire sample
  3. cAmong adults age 25 and older
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