Table 1

Participant profile

VariableMean or per cent
Age35.7 (SD=9.9)
Sex
 Male26.3% (42/160)
Education
 College degree or higher31.2% (50/160)
 Some college40.0% (64/160)
 High school degree or less28.8% (46/160)
Race or ethnicity
 Caucasian non-Hispanic88.7% (142/160)
 African-American6.9% (11/160)
 Hispanic4.4% (7/160)
Marital status
 Married or partnered51.2% (82/160)
 Divorced or separated20.0% (32/160)
 Never married28.8% (46/160)
Employment status
 Employed68.7% (110/160)
 Unemployed16.2% (26/160)
 Full-time homemaker8.8% (14/160)
 Student6.3% (10/160)
Geographic census region
 South34.4% (55/160)
 Midwest28.1% (45/160)
 Northeast18.8% (30/160)
 West18.8% (30/160)
Cigarettes per day18.0 (SD=8.2)
Years of smoking16.8 (SD=9.8)
Fagerström cigarette dependency score4.7 (SD=2.1)
Resolute abstinence goal67.6% (94/139)
Used 1+ cessation aids in prior quit attempts66.0% (93/141)
 Used nicotine patch41.1% (58/141)
 Used a prescription drug39.0% (55/141)
 Used nicotine gum22.0% (31/141)