Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 939)
Variables | % or mean (range, standard deviation) |
|---|---|
SID | |
Yes | 11.5 |
No | 88.5 |
POS marketing | |
Displays | 3.11 (1.48) |
Ads | 3.13 (1.55) |
Promotions | 2.79 (1.33) |
Cravings | |
Craving for a cigarette | 2.75 (1.34) |
Nothing better than a cigarette | 2.76 (1.24) |
All you want is a cigarette | 2.94 (1.15) |
Urges to buy cigarettes | 3.02 (1.31) |
Unplanned purchases | 2.58 (1.2) |
HSI | 3.27 (0.92) |
Sex | |
Male | 57.19 |
Female | 42.81 |
Age | 47.5 (14.23) |
Race/ethnicity | |
Non-Hispanic White | 65.81 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 24.17 |
Hispanic | 3.09 |
Other | 6.92 |
Income ($1000) | 31.08 (23.23) |
Education | |
Less than high school | 10.12 |
High school graduate | 39.83 |
Some college | 36.95 |
Frequency of visits to stores | |
Sometimes | 11.50 |
Frequently | 36.85 |
Always | 51.65 |
Method of recruitment | |
Random digit dialing | 45.26 |
Other | 54.74 |