Tobacco Susceptibility Explains Diminished Returns of Family Income on Black Adolescents' Tobacco Initiation

Table 1.

Descriptive Data (n=10,653)

Mean SD

HH Income 7.42 0.02

Parent Education 16.99 0.03

Tobacco Susceptibility 1.08 0.00

  N %

Race (Black)    

     White 8,171 76.70

     Black 2,482 23.30

Household Marital Status    

     Not Married 3,388 31.80

     Married 7,265 68.20

Sex    

     Female 5,101 47.88

     Male 5,552 52.12

Age    

     9 Yr 5,582 52.40

     10 Yr 5,071 47.60

Subsequent Tobacco Use    

     No 10,004       94.92

     Yes 535 5.08