Table 1 Participant demographic characteristics for the total sample and for each (randomly assigned) experimental group
Characteristic | N | % | No warning label (n = 75),% | Current warning label (n = 74),% | Lower risks warning label (n = 75),% | FDA approved warning label (n = 79),% | Graphic warning label (n = 76),% | Control (n = 76),% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 206 | 44.1 | 45.0 | 38.5 | 39.2 | 48.8 | 50.0 | 42.5 |
Female | 249 | 55.9 | 55.0 | 61.5 | 60.8 | 51.2 | 50.0 | 57.5 |
Age, years | ||||||||
18-29 | 70 | 17.2 | 13.8 | 16.7 | 15.2 | 22.6 | 15.9 | 18.8 |
30-44 | 127 | 27.3 | 31.3 | 32.1 | 27.8 | 20.2 | 29.3 | 23.8 |
45-59 | 134 | 28.8 | 28.7 | 19.2 | 32.9 | 27.4 | 26.8 | 37.5 |
60+ | 124 | 26.7 | 26.3 | 32.1 | 24.1 | 29.8 | 28.0 | 20.0 |
Race | ||||||||
White | 232 | 53.0 | 55.0 | 46.2 | 57.0 | 57.1 | 53.7 | 48.8 |
Black or African American | 94 | 20.1 | 13.8 | 25.6 | 24.1 | 14.3 | 20.7 | 22.5 |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
Asian | 91 | 18.6 | 23.8 | 16.7 | 12.7 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
Multiple Races | 21 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 |
Unknown | 2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Education | ||||||||
High school or less | 81 | 19.7 | 15.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 16.7 | 20.7 | 23.8 |
Some college | 91 | 21.9 | 22.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 17.5 |
Bachelor’s degree or higher | 283 | 58.4 | 62.5 | 59.0 | 57.0 | 58.3 | 54.9 | 58.8 |
Annual Household Income (thousand USD) | ||||||||
<25 | 109 | 24.6 | 28.7 | 33.3 | 19.0 | 25.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 |
25-59.9 | 181 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 32.1 | 41.8 | 39.3 | 47.6 | 38.8 |
>60 | 165 | 35.4 | 31.3 | 34.6 | 39.2 | 35.7 | 32.9 | 38.8 |
Region | ||||||||
Northeast | 76 | 16.4 | 18.8 | 12.8 | 19.0 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 20.0 |
Midwest | 90 | 20.5 | 20.0 | 25.6 | 26.6 | 20.2 | 18.3 | 12.5 |
South | 172 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 33.3 | 29.1 | 46.4 | 41.5 | 36.3 |
West | 117 | 25.7 | 23.8 | 28.2 | 25.3 | 19.0 | 26.8 | 31.3 |