Table 1

Sample characteristics

Characteristic*	Unweighted N=3245	Unweighted percentage	Weighted percentage
Smoking status
Never smokers	1900	58.6	59.9
Former smokers	900	27.7	24.6
Current smokers	413	12.7	14.4
Refused	32	1.0	1.1
Region
Northeast	571	17.6	17.3
Midwest	787	24.3	22.1
South	1262	38.9	37.8
West	597	18.4	22.2
Refused	28	0.9	0.6
Race
White	2468	76.1	70.3
Black	363	11.2	11.3
Hispanic	169	5.2	10.3
Other	204	6.3	7.2
Refused	41	1.3	0.9
Age
18–20	100	3.1	4.8
21–39	258	8.0	14.6
30–44	644	19.8	28.7
45–64	1211	37.3	34.3
65+	966	29.8	16.2
Refused	66	2.0	1.5
Sex
Males	1371	42.2	47.4
Females	1874	57.8	52.6
Education
Less than HS	239	7.4	9.0
High School	918	28.3	26.9
Some college	891	27.5	28.9
College degree	1184	36.5	34.9
Refused	13	0.4	0.3