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Table 1 Characteristics of back pain patients visiting an academic emergency department ( n= 52)

From: Teachable moments and missed opportunities for smoking cessation counseling in a hospital emergency department: a mixed-methods study of patient-provider communication

n (%)

 

Total

Smoker (n = 36)

Nonsmoker ( n  = 16 )

Patient characteristics

Age*

   

 <40

25 (48.0)

20 (55.5)

5 (31.2)

 ≥40

26 (50.0)

15 (41.6)

11 (68.7)

Sex

   

 Male

27 (51.9)

18 (50.0)

9 (56.3)**

 Female

25 (48.1)

18 (50.0)

7 (43.8)

Race

   

 White

32 (61.5)

20 (55.6)

12 (75.0)

 Black/African American

18 (34.6)

14 (38.9)

4 (25.0)

 Other

2 (3.8)

2 (5.6)

0 (0)

Marital status

   

 Married/domestic partnership

18 (34.6)

9 (25.0)

9 (56.3)

 Not married

34 (65.4)

27 (75.0)

7 (43.8)

Education

   

 ≤11 years

13 (25.0)

11 (30.6)

2 (12.5)

 High school/GED

20 (38.5)

16 (44.4)

4 (25.0)

 Some college or greater

19 (36.5)

9 (25.0)

10 (62.5)

Employment status

   

 Employed

22 (42.3)

18 (50.0)

4 (25.0)

 Unemployed

30 (57.6)

18 (50.0)

12 (75.0)

Annual income*

   

 <$10,000

21 (41.2)

16 (45.7)

5 (31.3)

 $10,000-$29,999

18 (35.3)

14 (40.0)

4 (25.0)

 $30,00-$49,999

7 (13.7)

2 (5.7)

5 (31.3)

 ≥ $50,000

5 (9.8)

3 (8.6)

2 (12.5)

Insurance

   

 None

30 (57.7)

22 (61.1)

8 (50.0)

 Private

8 (15.4)

4 (11.1)

4 (25.0)

Medicaid/medicare/charity care

14 (26.9)

10 (27.8)

4 (25.0)

  1. *Values do not add up to total n due to missing data.
  2. **Percentages may total more than 100% due to rounding.