Table 2

Descriptive statistics of the study sample by household quit status

NFull sampleNo quitRelapsed quitRecent quitLong-term quit
9130590612406861298
Age49.8 (14.5)49.8 (14.2)48.6* (14.5)47.9** (14.2)48.8* 15.6)
Household size2.63 (1.49)2.60 (1.48)2.71* (1.50)2.81* (1.56)2.58 (1.46)
Household income$47 213.45 (49 969.59)$46 193.56 (48 016.08)$49 579.46* (53 329.45)$49 385.24 (53 957.45)$48 445.96 (53 006.38)
Male gender (%)49.049.249.150.647.2
Race (%)
 White
 Black
 Native American
 Asian
 PI/NH
 Multiple		84.9
9.8
0.6
2.6
0.4
1.6		86.8
8.4
0.7
2.2
0.3
1.5		83.2**
10.7*
0.4
3.1
0.5
1.8		82.1*
11.7*
0.3
3.6
0.6
1.7		79.7**
14.2**
0.6
3.7**
0.5
1.4
Marital status (%)
 Married
 Widowed
 Divorced
 Separated
 Never married		51.9
7.7
18.8
3.6
17.9		51.1
7.6
20.2
3.7
17.4		54.0
8.1
16.9*
3.5
17.4		55.1
5.7
17.1*
3.1
19.1		52.2
8.9
15.2**
3.7
20.1*
Household poverty14.914.815.116.514.35
State unemployment7.37.37.37.37.2
Household size change (%)
 Increase
 Decrease		5.9
8.3		5.4
7.3		7.3**
8.9		9.6**
9.2		5.2
11.6**
Income decrease47.946.649.249.445.4**
Decrease in earners12.911.911.513.917.5**

  • Age, race and marital status are of the household reference person.

  • *p<0.05 and **p<0.01 compared with no-quit group.

  • PI/NH, Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian.