Table 1 |
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| Sample characteristics of cross-sectional sample at baseline and never smokers at follow-up, Vallejo, CA | ||||
| Characteristics at baseline | Cross-sectional analysis (n = 2,589) | Longitudinal analysis (n = 1,179) | ||
| Variable | Sample | Variable | Sample | |
| n | % or M (SD) | n | % or M (SD) | |
| Socio-demographics | ||||
| Gender (Male) | 2568 | 44.7% | 1170 | 40.5% |
| Race | 2589 | 1179 | ||
| African American | 31.4% | 31.8% | ||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 30.5% | 37.7% | ||
| White | 18.8% | 23.1% | ||
| Other | 19.3% | 7.5% | ||
| Ethnicity (Hispanic) | 2589 | 33.8% | 1179 | 36.6% |
| Grade level | 2578 | 1177 | ||
| 6 | 18.5% | 19.3% | ||
| 7 | 36.7% | 38.3% | ||
| 8 | 31.5% | 27.4% | ||
| 9 | 13.4% | 15.0% | ||
| Baseline survey year | 2589 | 1179 | ||
| 2006 | 63.7% | 58.1% | ||
| 2007 | 36.3% | 41.9% | ||
| Retail tobacco marketing exposure | ||||
| Shopping frequency (visits per week) | 2584 | 3.96 (4.03) | 1177 | 3.27 (3.64) |
| Brand recognition | ||||
| Camel (menthol) | 2559 | 52.2% | 1166 | 48.6% |
| Marlboro | 2559 | 36.1% | 1168 | 34.4% |
| Newport (menthol) | 2572 | 32.0% | 1174 | 25.9% |
| Other risk factors for smoking | ||||
| Grade-point average | 2529 | 2.52 (1.11) | 1153 | 2.73 (1.05) |
| Unsupervised days after school | 2573 | 2.47 (2.04) | 1177 | 2.29 (2.05) |
| Risk-taking propensity | 2577 | 2.41 (1.04) | 1174 | 2.18 (0.92) |
| At least 1 smoker at home | 2571 | 42.7% | 1176 | 37.7% |
| At least 1 friend smokes | 2577 | 34.4% | 1178 | 25.6% |
| Ever smoked, at least a puff | 2568 | 25.8% | Excluded from analysis | |
Note: Shopping frequency is sum of visits per week for three store types (convenience, small market, and liquor).
Dauphinee et al. BMC Public Health 2013 13:170 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-170
