Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents (n=301)
| Characteristic | Overall % | % of smokers | % of non- smokers | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NS, not significant. | ||||
| Female | 56.3 | 50.7 | 58.4 | NS |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–24 | 15.4 | 18.6 | 14.7 | |
| 24–44 | 50.0 | 54.3 | 48.4 | |
| 45–64 | 22.8 | 20.9 | 23.6 | |
| 65+ | 11.7 | 7.1 | 13.3 | NS |
| Educational attainment | ||||
| High school/GED | 9.6 | 20.8 | 6.2 | |
| Vocational school | 10.3 | 15.3 | 8.9 | |
| Some college | 26.9 | 23.6 | 28.3 | |
| College/university degree | 37.5 | 31.9 | 38.5 | |
| Graduate/professional degree | 15.6 | 8.3 | 18.1 | 0.001 |
| Smoking status: cigarettes | ||||
| Non-smoker | 75.8 | |||
| Daily smoker | 17.4 | |||
| Occasional smoke | 6.7 | |||
| Presence of a smoking roommate | 14.7 | 27.8 | 10.7 | 0.001 |
| Households with at least one smoker | 33.8 | 100.0 | 12.5 | 0.001 |
| Proportion of friends who are smokers | ||||
| None | 15.3 | 1.3 | 20.6 | |
| A few | 51.8 | 32.1 | 58.9 | |
| Less than half | 11.6 | 16.7 | 10.1 | |
| About half | 14.3 | 32.1 | 7.8 | |
| Most or all | 7.0 | 18.0 | 2.7 | 0.001 |