Table 1

Demographic characteristics and tobacco control roles of respondents (n = 1473*)

Characteristic or role	Category	%
*Due to attrition and exclusion of “unsure” and “rather not answer” responses, the number of cases included in each calculation may be smaller.
†Figures sum to >100% because respondents were permitted to select all answers that apply.
‡Figures do not add to 100% because of rounding.
Age	⩽30	19.7
	31–50	55.6
	>50	24.7
Female sex		70.1
Race/ethnicity†	White, non-Hispanic	80.5
	African American	9.0
	Hispanic	5.1
	Asian/Pacific Islander	4.2
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	2.7
	Other	1.0
Education	<Masters degree	40.9
	Masters degree	40.5
	Doctoral degree	18.6
Employer‡	Local government	12.9
	State government	16.0
	Federal government	4.7
	College or university	13.7
	Medical care delivery org.	5.8
	Major voluntary health org.	9.3
	Tobacco control org.	13.5
	Other (including self employed, 3.1%, and not employed, 0.9%)	24.0
Tobacco control involvement integrally related to paid employment		82.1
Principal involvements with tobacco issues†	Advocate/activist	27.9
Principal involvements with tobacco issues†	Educator	33.7
	Medical professional counselling	6.8
	Programme admin/manager	35.3
	Programme staff	21.3
	Researcher/scientist	17.8
	Other	12.4
Significant volunteer efforts†	Any	71.0
	Local tobacco control coalition	42.3
	State based tobacco control coalition	36.9
	National tobacco control organisations	55.6
	Smokers’ rights organisations	0.8
Demographic focus of tobacco control efforts†	Youth/adolescents	73.5
Demographic focus of tobacco control efforts†	Elderly	14.0
	Women	36.0
	Minorities	45.4
	General population	67.9
Geographic level of focus of tobacco control efforts†	Local	66.3
Geographic level of focus of tobacco control efforts†	State	62.0
	National	29.2
	International	7.7