Table 1

Sample demographics by smoking pattern

TotalNNDSCNDSχ2/t
VariableN=1201N=297N=904p Value
Race/ethnicity
 African-American401 (33.4)106 (35.7)295 (32.6)0.940.33
 Latino400 (33.3)100 (33.7)300 (33.2)0.020.88
 White400 (33.3)91 (30.6)309 (34.2)1.260.26
Sex
 Male531 (44.2)135 (45.5)396 (43.8)0.250.62
 Female670 (55.8)162 (54.5)508 (56.2)0.250.62
Age41.38 (12.4)39.81 (12.2)41.90 (12.4)−2.530.01
Education
 HS grad290 (24.1)72 (24.2)218 (24.1)0.000.97
 Some college434 (36.1)108 (36.4)326 (36.1)0.010.93
 College grad477 (39.7)117 (39.4)360 (39.8)0.020.90
Household income/month
 <$1800714 (59.5)179 (60.3)535 (59.2)0.110.74
Years smoked cigarettes16.2 (13.3)12.7 (10.5)17.4 (14.0)−5.290.00
Years as a daily smoker4.0 (8.9)0.0 (0.0)5.3 (9.9)−9.260.00
Years as NDS11.4 (11.2)10.0 (9.5)11.9 (11.7)−2.560.01
Days smoked/30 days14.5 (5.9)13.1 (5.9)15.0 (5.9)−4.780.00
Cigarettes per day on days smoked5.4 (5.3)4.3 (3.9)5.8 (5.6)−4.400.00
Time to first cigarette
<30 min460 (56.8)71 (23.9)389 (43.0)34.600.00
  • CNDS, converted non-daily smoker; HS, higher secondary; NNDS, native non-daily smoker.