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

  Total Less than high school graduate High school graduate At least some college
Population group Percentd SE Percentd SE Percentd SE Percentd SE
                 
Total 60.8 1.2 59.7 2.0 59.4 2.1 63.0 2.0
                 
Age                
    18-44 56.5 1.8 53.4 3.2 54.3 3.0 61.6 3.0
    45-64 65.1 2.0 61.4 3.9 64.9 3.2 67.0 3.1
    65 and over 65.7 3.3 76.6 4.2 * * * *
                 
Gender                
    Male 55.8 1.7 54.5 3.3 54.0 2.9 58.8 3.0
    Female 65.2 1.5 64.3 2.9 64.4 2.7 66.8 2.6
                 
Race                
    White 61.8 1.3 61.3 2.1 60.4 2.3 63.5 2.2
    Black 57.0 3.5 58.4 4.6 53.8 5.4 * *
    Asian or Pacific Islander * * * * * * * *
    American Indian or Alaska Native * * * * * * * *
                 
Ethnicity                
    Non-Hispanic 61.1 1.2 60.2 2.3 59.6 2.1 63.2 2.1
      White 62.2 1.4 62.3 2.5 60.7 2.4 63.6 2.3
      Black 57.3 3.4 58.7 4.7 53.4 5.5 * *
    Hispanic 57.0 3.4 56.0 4.9 * * * *
                 
Family incomeb                
    Negative or poor 65.1 2.8 60.4 4.2 73.7 5.0 * *
    Near poor/low 58.0 2.7 62.4 3.9 54.8 4.2 55.7 5.5
    Middle 58.2 2.2 55.1 4.3 57.3 3.2 61.7 3.9
    High 63.2 2.2 * * 59.6 3.6 65.8 2.8
                 
Insurance coverage                
Under age 65                
    Any private 60.1 1.5 52.1 3.5 57.2 2.5 65.8 2.3
    Public only 70.0 2.9 70.8 4.3 76.2 4.7 * *
    Uninsured 48.7 3.7 42.4 5.5 * * * *
Age 65 and over                
    Medicare only * * * * * * * *
    Medicare and private 60.1 5.0 * * * * * *
    Medicare and other public * * * * * * * *
                 
Residence locationc                
    Metropolitan-large 62.1 1.8 58.3 3.1 61.0 3.0 65.1 2.6
    Metropolitan-small 59.1 2.2 64.0 3.6 57.6 4.0 57.4 4.0
    Micropolitan 57.5 2.6 56.7 5.0 53.8 5.2 62.3 4.7
    Noncore-adjacent * * * * * * * *
    Noncore-rural * * * * * * * *
                 

aPersons age 18 and over. Less 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.

bNegative 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.

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 27a Table 26c

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