Table 1 Demographic and smoking characteristics of the original sample and trial final sample (smokers only)
Former QL participants randomized (%) | Smokers reached and included in the study (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 2985 | n = 521 | |||||
Control n = 1504 | Intervention n = 1481 | P value | Control n = 276 | Intervention n = 245 | P value | |
Gender | .329 | .314 | ||||
Male | 40 | 38.2 | 38 | 33.5 | ||
Female | 60 | 61.8 | 62 | 66.5 | ||
Age | ||||||
Mean age (years) | 39.9 (13) | 39.1 (12.7) | .101 | 42.9 (13.2) | 42.2(12.6) | .543 |
Race/ethnicity | .350 | .970 | ||||
White, non Hispanic | 79.5 | 78.3 | 81.2 | 82 | ||
African American | 8.1 | 8.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | ||
Latino/Hispanic | 4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | ||
Native Am./Pacific Isl. | 3.5 | 4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | ||
Asian | 0.8 | 1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | ||
Other | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.1 | ||
State | .501 | 1.00 | ||||
Washington | 61 | 59.8 | 62.7 | 62.8 | ||
Indiana | 39 | 40.2 | 37.3 | 37.1 | ||
Insurance | .534 | .216 | ||||
Medicaid | 51.6 | 50.4 | 53.6 | 59.2 | ||
No insurance | 48.4 | 49.6 | 46.4 | 40.8 | ||
Education | .478 | .800 | ||||
Less than HS | 25.6 | 25.4 | 24.6 | 29.5 | ||
GED | 10.3 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 9.1 | ||
HS degreeb | 54.2 | 56.2 | 55.3 | 53.5 | ||
College degree | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.9 | ||
Cigarette use | ||||||
Daily | 94.9 | 94.6 | .742 | 93.8 | 95.0 | .572 |
Mean cigs per day (SD) | 20.5 (11.8) | 19.6 (12) | .052 | 21.5 (12.3) | 18.8 (12.3) | .015 |
1st cigarette within 30 min of waking | 83.7 | 83.5 | .880 | 86.7 | 81.0 | .087 |
Chronic conditions | .452 | .022 | ||||
one or more | 37.7 | 39.1 | 42.4 | 52.6 | ||
None | 62.3 | 60.9 | 57.6 | 47.4 | ||