Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study participants
Demographic, psychosocial and smoking variables | n = 384 |
|---|---|
Mean age in years (SD) | 38.7 (10.6) |
Male, n (%) | 280 (72.9) |
Married/living with significant other, n (%) | 70 (18.2) |
Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |
  White | 69 (18.0) |
  Black/African American | 245 (63.8) |
  Latino/Hispanic | 56 (14.6) |
  Other | 14 (3.6) |
Mean years of formal education (SD) | 10.9 (4.0) |
Education level, n (%) | Â |
  Less than high school | 139 (36.2) |
  High school or equivalent | 150 (39.1) |
  More than high school | 95 (24.7) |
Current employment status, n (%) | Â |
  Working full or part time | 63 (16.4) |
  Not working due to health | 185 (48.2) |
  Unable to find work | 95 (24.7) |
  Not working for other reasons | 41 (10.7) |
HIV transmission, n (%) | Â |
  Male homosexual contact | 132 (34.4) |
  Heterosexual contact | (45.6) |
  Injection drug use | 35 (9.1) |
  Other | 42 (10.9) |
Depression (CES-D score1), mean (SD) | 22.1 (11.8) |
Cigarettes smoked per day, n (%) | Â |
  10 or fewer | 231 (60.2) |
  11 to 20 per day | 117 (30.5) |
  21 to 30 per day | 19 (4.9) |
  31 or more per day | 17 (4.4) |
Nicotine dependence (FTND score2), mean (SD) | 4.3 (2.5) |
Alcohol use (AUDIT score3), mean (SD) | 8.6 (7.6) |
Illicit drug use in past 30 days, n (%) | 178 (46.4) |