Table 3 Baseline group comparisons between demographic variables for cessation and chronic stress
Demographic characteristics | Overall χ2 | PREVIEW cessation Significant Standard residuals (≥ ± 2.24) | Chronic stress Significant Standard residuals (≥ ± 2.24) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cessation Chronic stress | Very early n = 362 | Early n = 477 | Late n = 419 | Completers n = 962 | Low n = 524 | Low-medium n = 694 | High- medium n = 565 | High n = 437 | |
Ethnicity | Cessation χ2(3) = 72.17, p < .001 Chronic stress χ2 (3) = 33.84, p < .001 | ||||||||
 Other (i.e. non-Caucasian) |  | 5.66 | - | 3.04 | -4.44 | -3.12 | - | - | 4.03 |
Marital status | Cessation χ2 (6) = 41.31, p < .001 Chronic stress χ2 (3) = 28.01, p < .001 | ||||||||
 Married or Civil Partnership |  | - | - | - | 2.47 | - | - | - | - |
 Divorced, widowed, separated |  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Single or other |  | 2.29 | - | - | -3.48 | -2.90 | - | - | 2.88 |
Household Living with others | Cessation χ2 (15) = 53.85, p < .001 Chronic stress χ2 (15) = 68.91, p < .001 | ||||||||
 Two adults |  | -2.47 | - | - | 2.67 | 2.94 | - | - | -3.60 |
 One adult, at least one child |  | 3.63 | - | - | -3.46 | -3.07 | - | - | - |
 Two adults, at least one child |  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 At least three adults, one child |  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.05 |
Employment | Cessation χ2 (9) = 42.81, p < .001 Chronic stress χ2 (9) = 76.68, p < .001 | ||||||||
 In Study or Employment (Regardless of hours) |  | 2.37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Not economically active (e.g. carer, unemployed, off sick) |  | - | - | - | - | -3.02 | - | - | 4.42 |
 Retired |  | - | - | - | 3.65 | 3.98 |  | -2.50 | -2.42 |
 Other |  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.54 |