Sample baseline demographics
| Usual care (n = 45) | Nicotine patch (n = 60) | Placebo patch (n = 62) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Grade point scale: 1–8 with 1 = mostly As and 8 = mostly Fs. | |||
| †At baseline all subjects were current users of either snuff or chew tobacco. | |||
| HS, high school. | |||
| Age (median) | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Ethnicity (% white) | 93.3 | 91.4 | 95.2 |
| Grade (% seniors) | 42.2 | 46.7 | 42.0 |
| Grade point scale* | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Mother’s education (% completing HS) | 62.2 | 67.8 | 80.0 |
| Father’s education (% completing HS) | 66.7 | 63.3 | 72.1 |
| Tobacco use at entry† | |||
| Snuff (%) | 80 | 88.3 | 91.9 |
| Chew (%) | 27.3 | 42.1 | 34.9 |
| Cigarette (%) | 76.1 | 81.0 | 65.6 |