National Healthcare Disparities Report 2004

Table 26a: Current smokers age 18 and over receiving advice to quit smoking, by race, United States, 2001

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Percent^d	SE	Percent^d	SE	Percent^d	SE	Percent^d	SE	Percent^d	SE

Total	60.9	1.2	61.9	1.3	56.9	3.5	*	*	*	*

Age
18-44	56.4	1.8	57.5	2.1	52.6	4.2	*	*	*	*
45-64	65.4	2.0	66.3	2.1	59.2	6.0	*	*	*	*
65 and over	65.7	3.3	65.8	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*

Gender
Male	56.1	1.7	57.5	1.8	48.1	5.3	*	*	*	*
Female	65.2	1.5	65.8	1.7	64.2	3.4	*	*	*	*

Family income^a
Negative or poor	65.0	2.8	68.6	3.3	57.3	5.1	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	58.1	2.7	57.7	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Middle	58.2	2.2	59.8	2.4	50.3	5.7	*	*	*	*
High	63.5	2.2	63.6	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*

Education^b (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	59.7	2.0	61.3	2.1	58.4	4.6	*	*	*	*
High school graduate	59.4	2.1	60.4	2.3	53.8	5.4	*	*	*	*
At least some college	63.0	2.0	63.5	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*

Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	60.2	1.6	60.5	1.7	57.7	4.9	*	*	*	*
Public only	70.0	2.9	71.1	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	48.7	3.7	54.7	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	60.1	5.0	60.9	5.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

Residence location^c
Metropolitan-large	62.2	1.8	64.6	1.9	53.4	4.5	*	*	*	*
Metropolitan-small	59.1	2.2	59.4	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	57.5	2.6	56.1	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore-adjacent	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore-rural	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^aNegative or 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.

^bLess than high school graduate 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.

^cSee MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

^dDenominator includes adult smokers with checkup.

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

Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: Standard error.

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