Table 1

Baseline variables by intention to quit within 30 days

Low intention of quitting within 30 days (n=491) High intention of quitting within 30 days (n=881) Total (n=1372)
Demographics
Mean (SD) age (years)25.3  (6.5)25.8  (6.5)25.6 (6.5) NS
Mean (SD) education (years)11.5 (1.9)12.1 (1.9)11.9 (2.0)1-160
Race (%)
 White80.271.774.81-160
 African American10.612.611.9
 Hispanic4.59.4 7.7
 Other4.76.3 5.6
Parity (%primipara)35.743.942.11-150
Insurance status (% private)26.548.840.61-160
Weeks pregnant at baseline (% first trimester)53.562.459.21-160
Smoking history
Prepregnancy cigs/day (mean) (SD)21.8 (11.1)17.6 (9.3)19.1 (10.2) 1-160
Baseline (past 7 days) cigs/day (mean) (SD)12.8 (9.0)7.7 (7.3) 9.5 (8.4) 1-160
Minutes to 1st cig (prepregnancy) (% < 30 minutes)72.458.763.61-160
Minutes to 1st cig (baseline) (% < 30 minutes)53.432.440.01-160
Prepregnancy quit attempts (mean) (SD)1.7 (5.4)2.4 (6.8) 2.1 (6.3)1-160
Pregnancy quit attempts (% 1+)32.261.350.91-150
Age began smoking (mean) (SD)14.7 (5.0)15.6 (3.6)15.3 (4.2)1-160
Beliefs, attitudes
 Want to stop smoking
 Mean (SD)3.0 (0.88)3.8 (0.49) 3.5 (0.75)1-160
  “A lot” (%)33.781.364.2
Want to keep smoking
 Mean (SD)2.3 (0.90)1.7 (0.83) 1.9 (0.91)1-160
 “A lot” (%)9.64.0 6.0
Smoking harms unborn child
 Mean (SD)3.3 (0.78)3.6 (0.67) 3.5 (0.72)1-160
 “A lot” (%)47.671.062.3
Smoking harms mothers' health
 Mean (SD)3.5 (0.66)3.8 (0.52) 3.7 (0.58)1-160
 “A lot” (%)61.980.774.0
Confidence in ability to quit in next 30 days
 Mean (SD)2.4 (0.97)3.1 (0.88) 2.7 (1.0)1-160
 “Very” (%)9.532.724.6
Network/support
Number of friends and family who smoke
 Mean (SD)3.3 (0.83)3.0 (0.95) 3.1 (0.92)1-160
 “Most” (%)50.342.345.2
Number of household smokers
 Mean (SD)1.2 (1.4)1.1 (1.4) 1.2 (1.4) NS
 “1+ smoker” (%)70.967.868.9
Anticipated support in quitting
 Mean (SD)3.2 (0.97)3.6 (0.79) 3.4 (0.88)1-160
 “A lot” (%)54.072.666.0
Mental health
Lifetime feeling of depression (“yes” (%))43.535.335.1
Past month felt down and blue
 Mean (SD)2.3 (0.82)2.2 (0.78) 2.2 (0.79) NS
 “All” (%)10.27.48.4
  • 1-150 p < 0.05;

  • 1-160 p < 0.01