Table 26c: Current smokers age 18 and over receiving advice to quit smoking, by family incomea, United States, 2001

  Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percentd SE Percentd SE Percentd SE Percentd SE Percentd SE
                     
Total 60.9 1.2 65 2.8 58.1 2.7 58.2 2.2 63.5 2.2
                     
Age                    
    18-44 56.4 1.8 61.9 4.1 49.7 3.9 55.7 2.8 59.8 3.6
    45-64 65.4 2.0 68.5 4.7 66.9 4.8 60.8 3.7 66.7 2.9
    65 and over 65.7 3.3 * * * * * * * *
                     
Gender                    
    Male 56.1 1.7 62.7 4.6 52.9 4.1 52.4 3.1 59.0 3.0
    Female 65.2 1.5 66.5 3.4 62.2 3.3 63.6 2.9 68.2 2.8
                     
Race                    
    White 61.9 1.3 68.6 3.3 57.7 3.0 59.8 2.4 63.6 2.3
    Black 56.9 3.5 57.3 5.1 * * 50.3 5.7 * *
    Asian or Pacific Islander * * * * * * * * * *
    American Indian or Alaska Native * * * * * * * * * *
                     
Ethnicity                    
    Non-Hispanic 61.2 1.3 66.5 2.9 58.1 2.9 58.7 2.4 63.1 2.2
      White 62.2 1.4 70.5 3.6 58 3.2 60.5 2.6 63.1 2.4
      Black 57.1 3.5 58.1 5.1 * * 50.2 5.7 * *
    Hispanic 57.1 3.4 * * * * 52.8 5.7 * *
                     
Educationb (age 18 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 59.7 2.0 60.4 4.2 62.4 3.9 55.1 4.3 * *
    High school graduate 59.4 2.1 73.7 5.0 54.8 4.2 57.3 3.2 59.6 3.6
    At least some college 63.0 2.0 * * 55.7 5.5 61.7 3.9 65.8 2.8
                     
Insurance coverage                    
Under age 65 years                    
    Any private 60.2 1.6 * * 54.9 4.0 57.8 2.4 63.6 2.5
    Public only 70.0 2.9 69.8 4.0 69.8 5.4 * * * *
    Uninsured 48.7 3.7 * * * * * * * *
Age 65 and over                    
    Medicare only * * * * * * * * * *
    Medicare and private 60.1 5.0 * * * * * * * *
    Medicare and other public * * * * * * * * * *
                     
Residence locationc                    
    Metropolitan-large 62.2 1.8 65.3 4.2 58.5 4.3 57.8 3.1 66.7 2.9
    Metropolitan-small 59.1 2.2 64.4 4.5 59.4 4.5 58.4 4.0 57.5 4.4
    Micropolitan 57.5 2.6 * * * * * * * *
    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: SE: Standard error.

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

Table 26d Table 26b

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