Table 1 Characteristics of respondents in a survey of flight attendants and secondhand smoke exposure
Quartiles of Total Hours Spent in a Smoky Cabin | Â | Quartiles of Total Hours Spent in a Smoky Cabin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Overall (N = 1007) | Q1 (n = 252) | Q2 (n = 257) | Q3 (n = 246) | Q4 (n = 252) |
Age at time of survey, years | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   mean (SD) | 53.5 (6.2) | 50.3 (6.6) | 52.7 (5.8) | 54.8 (5.2) | 56.6 (5.2) |
   median (IQR) | 54 (49 – 58) | 49 (45 – 55) | 54 (48 – 57) | 55 (51 – 59) | 57 (54 – 60) |
Age at time of first airline job, years | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   mean (SD) | 22.7 (3.4) | 23.8 (3.7) | 22.6 (2.8) | 22.5 (3.3) | 21.8 (3.3) |
   median (IQR) | 22 (20 – 24) | 23 (21 – 25) | 22 (21 – 24) | 22 (20 – 23.5) | 21 (20 – 23) |
Total hours spent in smoky cabin, hr | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   mean (SD) | 20293 (13,219) | 5946 (2,929) | 14812 (1,996) | 22782 (2,634) | 37802 (11,466) |
   Median (IQR) | 18240 (11,030 – 27,750) | 5922 (3,600 – 8,424) | 15048 (13,200 – 16,311) | 22840 (20,580 – 25,160) | 33600 (30,624 – 40,800) |
Gender, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 110 (11) | 38 (15.2) | 30 (11.7) | 26 (10.6) | 16 (6.4) |
   Female | 893 (89) | 212 (84.8) | 226 (88.3) | 220 (89.4) | 235 (93.6) |
Race, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   American Indian/Alaska Native | 5 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | 0(0) | 2 (0.8) | 2 (0.8) |
   Asian | 38 (3.9) | 12 (4.9) | 8 (3.2) | 9 (3.7) | 9 (3.7) |
   Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 6 (0.6) | 2 (0.8) | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) |
   Black or African American | 46 (4.7) | 10 (21.7) | 14 (5.5) | 14 (5.8) | 8 (3.3) |
   White | 851 (86.2) | 212 (85.8) | 218 (85.8) | 202 (83.1) | 219 (90.1) |
   Hispanic | 33 (3.3) | 9 (3.6) | 9 (3.5) | 13 (5.4) | 2 (0.8) |
   Multiple/Other | 8 (0.8) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (1.2) | 2 (0.8) | 2 (0.8) |