Table 1

 Demographic characteristics and smoking history, of female civilian TUS-CPS participants age 18–64 by race/ethnic group, 1998–2002 (unweighted)

VariableAfrican American (n = 8487)American Indian/Alaskan Native(n = 886)Asian/Pacific Islanders(n = 2612)Hispanic (n = 5845)White (n = 65136)p Value
Age group
    18–2411.212.910.416.09.4<0.001
    25–4456.755.857.862.151.9
    45–6432.131.431.921.938.7
Education (years)
    <1210.311.26.625.74.8<0.001
    1232.231.820.031.930.4
    13–1535.440.725.727.532.3
    16+22.216.347.715.032.4
Income
    <$2500037.037.818.435.216.9<0.001
    $25000–$4999935.133.329.136.132.1
    $50000 or more27.928.952.528.751.0
Marital status
    Married34.051.063.757.463.1<0.001
    Widowed14.64.22.61.82.4
    Divorced/separated13.920.510.517.316.9
    Never married38.724.323.223.517.6
Poverty level
    Below the poverty level16.819.66.816.94.8<0.001
    100% to 124% of the poverty level5.85.93.56.92.4
    125% to 149% of the poverty level4.75.43.57.02.2
    150% or more above the poverty level72.869.186.269.390.6
Occupation
    Professional/managerial33.133.944.525.244.4<0.001
    Sales and administrative support35.536.930.937.136.8
    Labourers11.08.610.317.77.0
    Service20.420.714.420.011.8
Smoking history
    Current smoker (includes occasional smokers)18.636.110.113.122.7<0.001
    Former smoker10.317.57.49.820.5
    Never smoker71.146.482.677.156.8