Sex
| | | | |
Female | 952 | 36.2 (4.4) | 35.4 (3.7) | 33.0 (2.9) |
Male | 1281 | 63.8 (4.4) | 64.6 (3.7) | 67.1 (2.9) |
Age (years)
| | | | |
18–21 | 878 | 37.1 (4.6) | 38.8 (4.2) | 37.0 (3.3) |
22–25 | 789 | 36.8 (4.2) | 36.0 (4.9) | 36.2 (3.2) |
26–29 | 566 | 26.1 (4.1) | 25.2 (3.7) | 26.8 (3.1) |
Race/ethnicity*** | | | | |
Non-Hispanic white | 1164 | 34.6 (3.8) | 37.4 (3.9) | 52.9 (3.1) |
Hispanic | 647 | 45.7 (4.8) | 45.7 (4.0) | 24.9 (3.6) |
African American | 101 | 3.8 (1.8) | 4.4 (1.6) | 5.4 (1.7) |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 216 | 11.0 (3.2) | 9.5 (3.2) | 11.3 (2.1) |
Other | | | | |
Education*** † | | | | |
No college | 1110 | 40.9 (5.7) | 49.6 (4.4) | 61.2 (3.2) |
Some college, not current student | 255 | 8.0 (2.9) | 9.1 (2.1) | 11.9 (2.4) |
Part time current student | 152 | 7.0 (2.6) | 6.9 (1.8) | 6.4 (1.5) |
Full time current student | 389 | 22.0 (4.6) | 17.7 (3.2) | 11.5 (2.5) |
College graduate | 327 | 22.1 (3.9) | 16.8 (2.8) | 8.9 (1.8) |
Marital status* | | | | |
Single | 1461 | 68.8 (5.3) | 68.9 (4.8) | 62.3 (3.6) |
Partnered | 284 | 11.7 (3.5) | 9.9 (2.5) | 14.7 (3.0) |
Divorced/widowed/separated | 117 | 4.8 (2.2) | 4.0 (1.7) | 5.2 (1.5) |
Married | 371 | 14.7 (3.5) | 17.3 (3.5) | 17.7 (2.9) |
Smoking in social environment
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Relatives*** | | | | |
None smoke | 460 | 28.4 (5.2) | 24.0 (3.3) | 15.9 (2.7) |
Most do not smoke | 1149 | 51.5 (5.7) | 57.6 (4.6) | 44.3 (3.7) |
Most or all smoke | 624 | 20.2 (3.9) | 18.4 (3.4) | 39.9 (3.5) |
Friends*** | | | | |
Practically none smoke | 126 | 7.1 (2.5) | 11.1 (9.3) | 2.1 (5.6) |
Most do not smoke | 1069 | 55.1 (5.0) | 53.9 (2.8) | 39.8 (3.2) |
Most or all smoke | 1038 | 37.8 (5.3) | 35.1 (3.1) | 58.0 (3.5) |
Smoking behaviour, attitudes
| | | | |
Cigarettes/month (mean)*** ††† | 2233 | 23.3 (5.0) | 55.1 (8.6) | 387.5 (18.3) |
Status††† | 1207 | | | |
Experimenter | 569 | 55.6 (4.2) | 40.3 (5.4) | |
Never daily | 335 | 26.6 (4.1) | 32.0 (4.9) | |
Once daily | 303 | 17.8 (3.1) | 27.8 (4.3) | |
Never a regular smoker††† | 1207 | 47.0 (4.0) | 30.6 (4.3) | |
Buys own cigarettes*** ††† | 2233 | 26.0 (4.2) | 62.0 (4.9) | 94.6 (1.8) |
Smokes mostly on weekends*** ††† | 2233 | 53.2 (4.7) | 30.4 (4.8) | 4.9 (1.4) |
Could quit anytime I wanted*** ††† | 2233 | 84.7 (3.7) | 71.5 (3.8) | 40.3 (3.8) |
Am addicted to cigarettes*** ††† | 2233 | 10.0 (2.6) | 20.5 (3.8) | 77.8 (4.0) |
Smoking harming my health*** ††† | 2233 | 41.2 (4.0) | 54.7 (5.3) | 96.1 (1.3) |