Table 1

Participant characteristics, by group assignment

Control (n=144) Intervention (n=133) Total
White1-150 75%85%80%
Married or living with partner67%62%64%
Completed high school65%64%65%
Completed college10%7%8%
Birth was first live birth after 20 weeks62%61%61%
Mean (SD) age25.2 (6.0)24.0 (5.3)24.6 (5.7)
Mean (SD) number of cigarettes smoked per day before pregnancy11.8 (8.0)12.5 (8.2)12.1 (8.1)
Husband/partner smokes43%50%46%
Very confident to remain a non-smoker 64%66%65%
  • 1-150 χ2 = 4.25, p = 0.04.