| German sample | US sample | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Current smokers (N = 125) | Former smokers (N = 54) | Ever smokers (N = 179) | Current smokers (N = 149) | Former smokers (N = 110) | Ever smokers (N = 259) |
Mean age (SD) | 39.0 (9.2) | 43.1 (7.8) | 40.2 (8.9) | 40.2 (9.8) | 43.6 (8.2) | 41.6 (9.3) |
Range | 23–55 | 29–55 | 23–55 | 23–55 | 28–55 | 23–55 |
Male (%) | 48.8 | 48.2 | 48.6 | 55.0 | 55.5 | 55.2 |
Race (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
White | 88.8 | 92.6 | 89.9 | 85.7 | 88.2 | 86.8 |
Black | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 7.0 |
Other | 11.2 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 6.2 |
Education (%)a | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Up to high school graduate | 53.6 | 44.4 | 50.8 | 46.3 | 30.0 | 39.4 |
Some post high school | 24.0 | 22.2 | 23.5 | 37.6 | 27.3 | 33.2 |
College graduate or professional training | 22.4 | 33.4 | 25.7 | 16.1 | 42.7 | 27.4 |