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Table 41d
Adults smokers receiving advice to quit smoking, by education,a United States, 2004
Population group Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   58.3 0.9 56.6 2.0 57.3 1.6 60.8 1.8
Age 18-44 52.9 1.3 51.0 2.6 51.4 2.2 56.0 2.5
45-64 64.7 1.6 62.7 3.3 65.0 2.6 65.6 2.8
65 and over 66.7 3.4 67.6 5.1 * * * *
Gender Male 52.6 1.3 52.7 2.8 49.1 2.4 56.3 2.5
Female 64.1 1.3 60.8 2.4 65.1 2.2 65.4 2.3
Race White, single race 58.9 1.0 56.5 2.1 58.7 1.8 60.9 2.0
Black, single race 54.5 2.5 55.5 4.0 50.4 3.9 59.2 5.0
Asian, single race * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * *
Multiple races  * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 59.8 1.0 59.4 2.1 58.4 1.7 61.5 1.9
Non-Hispanic, White 60.9 1.1 60.3 2.4 60.2 1.9 62.1 2.1
Non-Hispanic, Black 53.4 2.5 54.3 4.0 50.1 4.0 57.3 5.1
Hispanic 42.2 2.9 41.0 4.0 39.0 5.4 * *
Family incomeb Negative/poor 57.1 2.1 59.1 2.9 51.2 3.2 65.8 5.8
Near poor/low 58.7 2.2 56.6 3.6 59.8 3.3 60.0 4.8
Middle 56.3 1.9 54.9 3.7 54.1 2.9 59.9 3.3
High 61.0 2.0 * * 63.2 3.3 60.6 2.8
Health insurance, ages 18-64 Any private 60.4 1.3 57.7 3.2 60.3 2.1 61.5 2.1
Public only 64.6 2.4 62.9 3.2 64.0 3.6 * *
Uninsured 41.1 2.3 41.1 3.9 40.3 3.7 42.7 5.4
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 67.2 5.6 * * * * * *
Medicare and private 66.7 3.9 * * * * * *
Medicare and other public * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 58.4 1.3 55.9 3.1 58.1 2.2 60.2 2.4
Metropolitan-small 58.8 1.8 54.3 3.7 60.2 3.1 60.4 3.4
Micropolitan 59.6 2.6 59.6 4.9 53.4 4.2 67.8 6.0
Noncore-adjacent 54.9 4.0 * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 59.3 0.9 58.3 2.0 58.0 1.7 61.5 1.9
Other 41.2 3.6 41.7 5.2 * * * *
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 69.1 1.9 71.5 3.5 65.3 3.4 72.7 4.2
Complex activities 71.8 2.1 72.7 3.3 70.7 3.5 72.7 4.7
Neither basic nor complex activities 55.5 1.1 50.7 2.2 55.0 1.8 58.9 2.0

a 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.

b 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.

c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

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

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; 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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