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Table 2 Sample Demographics/Baseline Characteristics

From: “It’s a hard thing to manage when you’re homeless”: the impact of the social environment on smoking cessation for smokers experiencing homelessness

 

Mean ± SD (range) or n (%)

N

40

Study randomization arm

 

 A: Standard Care

15 (37.5%)

 B: Intensive Smoking Intervention

13 (32.5%)

 C: Intensive Smoking and Alcohol Intervention

12 (30.0%)

Age

50.20 ± 9.2 (29.6–69.5)

Sex

 

 Male

29 (72.5%)

 Female

11 (27.5%)

Cigarettes smoked per day (on eligibility survey)a

14.6 ± 8.3 (2.5–40)

Housing situation (at eligibility survey)

 

 Emergency or overnight shelter

23 (57.5%)

 Campsite, vehicle, abandoned building/house, parking garage, or on the street

7 (17.5%)

 Transitional or supportive housing, long-term shelter

5 (12.5%)

 Staying with relative, friend, or other people/double-up – less than 3 months at the same place

5 (12.5%)

Housing stability (self-rating from 0-not at all stable to 10-extremely stable)

3.53 ± 3.48 (0–10)

Race

 

 African American or Black

32 (80.0%)

 Native American/Alaskan Native

1 (2.50%)

 White

6 (15.0%)

 More than 1 race

1 (2.5%)

Education

 Some high school or less

12 (30.0%)

 High school graduate or GED

14 (35.0%)

 Some college or technical school

13 (32.5%)

 Unknown/not reported

1 (2.5%)

Employment

 Employed full time

2 (5.0%)

 Employed part time

4 (10.0%)

 Out of work for more than 1 year

8 (20.0%)

 Out of work for less than 1 year

7 (17.5%)

 Unable to work or disabled

19 (47.5%)

Income

 Less than $400 per month

17 (42.5%)

 $400–$799 per month

15 (37.5%)

 $800–$1199 per month

6 (15.0%)

 $1200–$1799 per month

2 (5.0%)

Number of children

2.73 ± 2.21 (0–10)

MINI Psychotic Symptoms Score at Baseline

0.58 ± 1.11 (0–4)

Marijuana use ≥20 days in prior 30 days (n, % yes)

3 (7.5%)

Rost-Burnam Screener for Drug Abuse (n, % yes)

37 (92.5%)

Depressive Symptoms (PHQ-9)

7.38 ± 6.36 (0–23)

Perceived Stress (PSS-4)

6.35 ± 3.05 (1–13)

Anxiety (MINI)

2.13 ± 2.95 (0–9)

FTND Minutes to 1st Cigarette

 0–5 min

13 (32.5%)

 6–15 min

8 (20.0%)

 16–30 min

9 (22.5%)

 31–60 min

6 (15.0%)

 61+ minutes

4 (10.0%)

Alcohol-Use Severity (AUDIT-10 in Eligibility Survey)

14.93 ± 4.87 (7–24)

  1. an = 4 participants smoked < 5 CPD in the 7 days prior to the eligibility survey, but had missing data for their avg. CPD. For these participants, 2.5 CPD was assumed