Table 1 Socio-demographics and tobacco use among study sample*
From: Smoking cessation among transit workers: beliefs and perceptions among an at-risk occupational group
Demographics | N = 71 |
|---|---|
N (%) | |
Gender | |
• Female | 32 (45) |
• Male | 39 (55) |
Age, years (SD) | 49.9 (9.06) |
Ethnicity | |
• African American/Black | 59 (83) |
• Asian / Pacific Islander | 3 (4) |
• Hispanic/Latino(a) | 5 (7) |
• White | 4 (6) |
Job classification | |
• Bus operator | 59 (83) |
• Mechanic / Maintenance | 6 (9) |
• Clerk / Dispatcher/ Other | 6 (9) |
Current Smoker (PPD) N = 47 (67%) | |
• <1 | 34 (72) |
• 1 | 10 (21) |
• ≥1.5 | 3 (6) |
• Smoking duration, Years (SD) | 22.9 (12.30) |
• Number of quit attempts (SD) | 4.7 (7.85) |
Former Smoker (PPD) N = 23 (33%) | |
• <1 | 11 (48) |
• 1 | 9 (39) |
• ≥1.5 | 3 (13) |
• Smoking duration, Years (SD) | 18.7 (9.56) |
• Number of quit attempts (SD) | 3.6 (3.9) |