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Table 35b
Adult smokers receiving advice to quit smoking, by ethnicity, United States, 2003
        Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
    Total All races White Black
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 66.1 1.3 67.1 1.3 67.4 1.5 62.5 3.5 54.3 4.6
Age 18-44 59.7 2.0 60.8 2.1 61.5 2.4 55.8 5.6 48.8 5.1
45-64 71.9 1.9 72.8 1.9 72.5 2.2 69.1 4.4 * *
65 and over 71.5 3.1 71.0 3.2 71.1 3.6 * * * *
Gender Male 63.6 1.9 65.5 2.0 65.8 2.1 60.1 5.0 42.0 6.4
Female 68.2 1.7 68.3 1.8 68.7 2.0 64.6 4.4 67.5 5.0
Family incomea Negative/poor 65.7 2.6 68.3 2.7 70.4 3.3 63.4 4.2 * *
Near poor/low 62.9 2.7 63.6 2.9 62.6 3.5 * * * *
Middle 65.2 2.3 65.4 2.4 66.8 2.6 * * * *
High 68.8 2.3 69.6 2.3 69.0 2.5 * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 68.6 2.0 70.5 2.1 71.6 2.3 68.4 4.1 54.0 5.4
High school graduate 64.6 2.2 65.4 2.3 66.1 2.5 57.1 5.9 * *
At least some college 66.1 2.4 66.4 2.5 66.2 2.7 * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 67.2 1.8 68.4 1.8 68.1 1.9 66.6 4.7 * *
Public only 71.8 2.7 73.6 2.8 76.1 3.4 68.3 5.0 * *
Uninsured 46.3 3.5 44.7 3.8 46.6 4.3 * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 77.2 4.4 77.0 4.4 77.4 4.7 * * * *
Medicare and other public * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 64.7 2.0 65.7 2.1 64.6 2.5 65.9 3.7 55.6 5.7
Metropolitan-small 66.9 2.3 67.8 2.3 69.0 2.2 * * * *
Micropolitan 69.8 3.0 70.2 3.0 72.4 3.1 * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 68.6 5.4 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 66.6 1.2 67.1 1.3 67.5 1.4 62.4 3.5 57.5 5.5
Other 57.0 6.6 * * * * * * 49.4 7.7
Born in U.S. Yes 66.8 1.2 67.1 1.3 67.5 1.4 62.3 3.5 59.4 6.0
No 59.0 4.6 * * * * * * 49.1 6.6

a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

b Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.

c See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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