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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Lower health literacy predicts smoking relapse among racially/ethnically diverse smokers with low socioeconomic status

Variable

Total sample (N = 200), Mean (SD) or No. (%)

Age (years; range 18–69)

46.1 (9.7)

Gender

 

 Female

115 (57.5)

 Male

85 (42.5)

Race

 

 Non-Latino White

102 (51.0)

 Black

89 (44.5)

 Other

9 (4.5)

Total annual household income

 

 < $20,000

89 (44.5)

 ≥ $20,000

106 (53.0)

 Missing

5 (2.5)

Educational level

 

 < High school degree/GED

64 (32.0)

 ≥ High school degree/GED

136 (68.0)

Relationship status

 

 Married/living with partner

58 (29.0)

 Not married/not living with partner

142 (71.0)

REALM

62.3 (5.4)

HSI

3.7 (1.3)

Cessation outcome

 

 Relapse

170 (85.0)

 Abstinent

30 (15.0)

  1. Note. REALM = Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine. HSI = Heaviness of Smoking Index.