Characteristics of Enrolled Parental Smokers at Baseline
| Characteristic | N = 100 (%) |
|---|---|
| Female | 82 (77 mothers) |
| Male | 18 (15 fathers) |
| Age, y (mean ± 1 SD) | 33 ± 8 |
| 18–24 | 13 |
| 25–35 | 53 |
| >35 | 34 |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 14 |
| High school graduate | 49 |
| Some college | 24 |
| College graduate | 13 |
| Race and ethnicity | |
| Black | 60 |
| White | 16 |
| Hispanic | 12 |
| Other | 12 |
| Smoking history | |
| Years smoked (mean ± 1 SD) | 14 ± 9 |
| Daily cigarette consumption (mean ± 1 SD) | 10 ± 6 |
| First cigarette within 30 min of awakening | 57 |
| Quit attempt in past year (24 h) | 66 |
| Prior ever use of tobacco-dependence medication | 31 |
| Patch | 18 |
| Gum | 15 |
| Buproprion (Zyban) | 10 |
| Prior ever use of smoking-cessation program (any) | 19 |
| Group | 12 |
| Individual | 8 |
| Telephone counseling | 3 |
| Previous tobacco counseling by provider | |
| Parent’s PCP (ever) | 59 |
| Child’s PCP (ever) | 20 |
| Stage of change* | |
| Precontemplation | 4 |
| Contemplation | 27 |
| Preparation | 69 |
↵* Stages of change for current smokers include “precontemplation” (those not ready to quit in the next 6 months), “contemplation” (those thinking about quitting in the next 6 months), and “preparation” (those seriously planning to quit in the next 30 days).