Table 3 Demographic characteristics of study participants in the validation sample and differences in THS overall scores and sub-scale scores
From: Development of a scale assessing Beliefs About ThirdHand Smoke (BATHS)
N | % | THS score | p-value | THS persistence | p-value | THS health | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||||
Full sample | 335 | 100 | 3.92 | 0.63 | 3.79 | 0.66 | 3.86 | 0.59 | |||
Age group (N/%) | |||||||||||
18–24 | 25 | 7.5% | 3.8 | 0.44 | 0.68 | 3.8 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 3.8 | 0.54 | 0.77 |
25–39 | 124 | 37.0% | 3.8 | 0.55 | 3.9 | 0.59 | 3.8 | 0.66 | |||
40–65 | 174 | 51.9% | 3.9 | 0.63 | 4.0 | 0.67 | 3.8 | 0.69 | |||
65 and older | 12 | 3.6% | 3.7 | 0.59 | 3.8 | 0.70 | 3.6 | 0.62 | |||
Gender (N/%) | |||||||||||
Male | 55 | 16.4% | 3.8 | 0.68 | 0.46 | 3.8 | 0.72 | 0.2853 | 3.8 | 0.75 | 0.78 |
Female | 280 | 83.6% | 3.9 | 0.57 | 3.9 | 0.62 | 3.8 | 0.64 | |||
Marital Status (N/%) | |||||||||||
Married/living with partner | 186 | 55.5% | 3.8 | 0.59 | 0.49 | 4.0 | 0.65 | 0.48 | 3.8 | 0.67 | 0.58 |
Single/divorced/separated/widowed | 148 | 44.2% | 3.9 | 0.59 | 3.9 | 0.63 | 3.8 | 0.65 | |||
Race (N/%) | |||||||||||
White | 48 | 14.3% | 3.8 | 0.56 | 0.90 | 4.0 | 0.61 | 0.57 | 3.7 | 0.60 | 0.44 |
African American | 234 | 69.9% | 3.9 | 0.60 | 3.9 | 0.64 | 3.8 | 0.68 | |||
Latina/o | 41 | 12.2% | 3.9 | 0.58 | 3.9 | 0.66 | 3.9 | 0.60 | |||
Other | 12 | 3.6% | 3.8 | 0.52 | 3.8 | 0.50 | 3.7 | 0.69 | |||
Education (N/%) | |||||||||||
High school graduate/GED or less | 208 | 62.1% | 3.8 | 0.59 | 0.19 | 3.9 | 0.65 | 0.04 | 3.8 | 0.65 | 0.71 |
Some college/vocational/technical school | 109 | 32.5% | 3.9 | 0.56 | 4.0 | 0.59 | 3.8 | 0.66 | |||
College graduate or higher | 18 | 5.4% | 4.1 | 0.68 | 4.3 | 0.62 | 3.9 | 0.79 | |||
Employment (N/%) | |||||||||||
Employed | 91 | 27.2% | 3.9 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 3.9 | 0.61 | 0.93 | 3.9 | 0.61 | 0.21 |
Not employed | 240 | 71.6% | 3.8 | 0.61 | 3.9 | 0.64 | 3.8 | 0.68 | |||
Income (N/%) | |||||||||||
$10,000 or less | 154 | 46.0% | 3.8 | 0.57 | 0.91 | 3.9 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 3.8 | 0.65 | 0.99 |
$10,001 to $25,000 | 133 | 39.7% | 3.9 | 0.62 | 4.0 | 0.66 | 3.8 | 0.68 | |||
$25,001 to $50,000 | 35 | 10.4% | 3.8 | 0.61 | 3.9 | 0.62 | 3.8 | 0.69 | |||
$50,001 to $75,000 | 6 | 1.8% | 3.9 | 0.58 | 4.1 | 0.70 | 3.7 | 0.55 | |||
More than $75,000 | 4 | 1.2% | 3.9 | 0.17 | 4.1 | 0.55 | 3.8 | 0.25 | |||
Home ownership | |||||||||||
Owner | 70 | 20.9% | 4.0 | 0.62 | 0.04 | 4.1 | 0.66 | 0.02 | 3.9 | 0.68 | 0.13 |
Resident | 259 | 77.3% | 3.8 | 0.58 | 3.9 | 0.62 | 3.8 | 0.68 | |||
Home smoking ban | |||||||||||
No ban | 70 | 20.9% | 3.6 | 0.60 | 0.001 | 3.8 | 0.62 | 0.02 | 3.5 | 0.69 | 0.0004 |
Partial ban | 97 | 29.0% | 3.8 | 0.58 | 3.9 | 0.63 | 3.8 | 0.65 | |||
Full ban | 168 | 50.1% | 4.0 | 0.57 | 4.0 | 0.64 | 3.9 | 0.63 | |||
Smoking status | |||||||||||
Smoker | 202 | 60.3% | 3.8 | 0.59 | 0.02 | 3.9 | 0.64 | 0.09 | 3.7 | 0.65 | 0.01 |
Non-smoker | 133 | 39.7% | 4.0 | 0.58 | 4.0 | 0.62 | 3.9 | 0.66 | |||
Group assignment | |||||||||||
Intervention group | 158 | 47.2% | 3.97 | 0.59 | 4.04 | 0.66 | 3.89 | 0.65 | |||
Control group | 177 | 52.8% | 3.76 | 0.57 | 0.001 | 3.82 | 0.59 | 0.002 | 3.69 | 0.66 | 0.005 |