Self-management practices of smokers with asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional survey

Table 1 Demographic, Medical, and Tobacco Characteristics (n = 84)

	No.	(%)
Age	M = 56.07	SD = 5.25
Gender
Males	39	46.43%
Females	45	53.57%
Race
White or Caucasian	37	45.12%
Black or African American	38	46.34%
Other^a	7	8.54%
Diagnosis
Asthma	27	32.14%
COPD	31	36.90%
Asthma/COPD	26	30.95%
Smoking Status^b
Smokers	52	62.65%
Nonsmokers	31	37.35%
Education Completed
Never attended/Kindergarten only	1	1.27%
Grades 1 through 8 (Elementary)	3	3.80%
Grades 9 through 11 (Some high school)	20	25.32%
Grade 12 or GED (High School Graduate)	35	44.30%
College 1 year to 3 (Some college or Tech. School)	15	18.99%
College 4 years or more (College graduate)	5	6.33%
Household Income^c
Less than $10,000	16	23.88%
$10,000–14,999	18	26.87%
$15,000–19,999	30	44.78%
$20,000 or more	3	4.48%
Household Size^c	M = 2.70	SD = 1.55
% Federal Poverty Level^c
< 100%	36	59.02%
100%–133%	20	32.79%
134%–150%	4	6.56%
> 150%	1	1.64%

NOTE: ^aNative Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaskan Native, those identifying as Hispanic, and Other
^bSmoking status: current smokers include those respondents who indicate smoking 100 cigarettes in their lifetime, and who indicate that they currently smoke every day or some days. Nonsmokers include those who have never smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetime (never smokers) as well as those who have smoked 100 cigarettes but do not currently smoke (former smokers) and have not smoked within last 6 months or longer
^cIndicates less than 80% response rate for item

ISSN: 2054-9040