Table 1.36a Percent of current smokers age 18 and over with a checkup who reported receiving advice to quit smoking, United States, 2000 and 2002 |
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2002 |
2000 |
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Total population (in thousands)g |
Percent smoker |
Percent smokers with checkuph |
Told to quit |
Total population (in thousands)e |
Percent smoker |
Percent smokers with checkupf |
Told to quit |
Population group |
Percenti |
Standard error |
Percentg |
Standard error |
Total |
|
211,389 |
22.1 |
11.4 |
63.5 |
1.1 |
202,738 |
23.1 |
12.0 |
61.9 |
1.4 |
Racea |
White |
174,268 |
21.9 |
11.1 |
63.9 |
1.2 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
Black |
23,794 |
26.4 |
15.7 |
61.5 |
2.9 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
Asian |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
Multiple races |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
Ethnicityb |
Hispanic, all races |
25,849 |
17.8 |
7.5 |
48.7 |
3.5 |
21,738 |
17.0 |
7.6 |
50.1 |
4.0 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
185,541 |
22.7 |
11.9 |
64.8 |
1.1 |
180,999 |
23.8 |
12.5 |
62.8 |
1.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
149,367 |
22.7 |
11.7 |
65.5 |
1.3 |
150,153 |
24.0 |
12.6 |
63.7 |
1.5 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
23,442 |
26.4 |
15.8 |
61.7 |
2.9 |
23,466 |
23.6 |
13.2 |
58.1 |
3.5 |
Non-Hispanic, other |
12,731 |
16.5 |
8.35 |
63.8 |
5.6 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Gender |
Male |
101,486 |
24.9 |
11.0 |
61.9 |
1.7 |
97,198 |
26.6 |
11.9 |
59.2 |
2.1 |
Female |
109,904 |
19.5 |
11.8 |
64.9 |
1.5 |
105,540 |
19.9 |
12.1 |
64.4 |
1.8 |
Age |
18-44 |
109,805 |
24.6 |
10.6 |
57.1 |
1.7 |
108,439 |
26.2 |
11.7 |
56.5 |
1.9 |
45-64 |
67,411 |
23.6 |
14.2 |
69.2 |
1.5 |
61,509 |
23.5 |
14.0 |
68.9 |
2.1 |
65 and over |
34,173 |
10.9 |
8.3 |
71.2 |
2.9 |
32,791 |
12.2 |
9.3 |
65.4 |
3.5 |
Educationc |
Less than high school |
44,519 |
29.6 |
14.2 |
62.6 |
2.4 |
40,860 |
32.6 |
15.9 |
61.7 |
2.4 |
High school graduate |
69,198 |
27.2 |
14.1 |
62.5 |
1.6 |
66,421 |
27.5 |
13.8 |
63.8 |
2.2 |
At least some college |
96,344 |
15.1 |
8.2 |
65.0 |
1.8 |
93,918 |
16.0 |
9.1 |
60.2 |
2.2 |
Employment statusd |
Employed |
142,664 |
23.4 |
11.1 |
61.0 |
1.3 |
140,394 |
24.5 |
11.7 |
60.0 |
1.8 |
Not employed |
34,543 |
27.6 |
15.7 |
67.3 |
2.2 |
29,534 |
28.6 |
16.7 |
66.3 |
3.5 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
134,592 |
20.7 |
11.2 |
63.8 |
1.4 |
132,072 |
21.6 |
11.4 |
61.6 |
1.7 |
Public only |
14,896 |
39.4 |
24.1 |
65.6 |
2.5 |
13,122 |
42.1 |
25.6 |
70.6 |
3.7 |
Uninsured |
27,728 |
33.5 |
9.4 |
51.3 |
3.2 |
24,753 |
35.8 |
11.9 |
49.9 |
4.1 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Medicare and private |
20,417 |
10.0 |
8.0 |
71.8 |
3.8 |
18,453 |
11.8 |
8.7 |
65.0 |
5.1 |
Medicare and other public |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Family incomee |
Negative or poor |
22,136 |
35.7 |
17.5 |
57.9 |
2.5 |
19,351 |
35.7 |
18.9 |
63.5 |
3.6 |
Near poor/low income |
36,048 |
27.2 |
13.4 |
62.6 |
2.3 |
33,104 |
27.2 |
14.0 |
54.6 |
3.1 |
Middle income |
66,429 |
22.8 |
11.7 |
63.2 |
1.9 |
65,142 |
24.3 |
12.0 |
62.3 |
2.2 |
High income |
86,776 |
16.1 |
8.9 |
67.3 |
2.1 |
85,141 |
17.8 |
9.7 |
65.1 |
2.4 |
Residence locationf |
Metropolitan-large |
114,937 |
20.5 |
10.7 |
65.2 |
1.6 |
113,291 |
21.4 |
10.8 |
61.6 |
2.1 |
Metropolitan-small |
61,731 |
23.1 |
11.4 |
61.4 |
2.1 |
53,724 |
25.0 |
13.7 |
61.7 |
2.4 |
Micropolitan |
23,250 |
25.9 |
14.3 |
63.4 |
2.8 |
20,879 |
26.0 |
12.7 |
63.4 |
3.3 |
Noncore |
11,471 |
26.0 |
12.5 |
59.8 |
5.7 |
14,844 |
25.6 |
14.0 |
63.2 |
4.2 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent, very good or good |
183,616 |
20.8 |
10.0 |
60.9 |
1.3 |
177,944 |
22.2 |
10.9 |
59.2 |
1.6 |
Fair or poor |
27,773 |
31.3 |
20.7 |
72.2 |
2.2 |
24,794 |
29.7 |
20.4 |
72.7 |
2.3 |
a Prior to 2002, racial categories were not directly comparable to those used for 2002 data. Thus, race data for 2000 are not shown.
b Beginning in 2002, individuals could report multiple races. For 2002 and later years, Non-Hispanic White and Black categories exclude multiple race individuals and are not directly comparable to data from previous years.
c "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.
d Employment status for persons age 18-64 only.
e "Negative or poor" refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; "near poor/low income", over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; "middle income", 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and "high income", 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
f See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measures Specifications Appendix for more information.
g Total adult population, age 18 and over. Numbers may not add to total due to missing or rounding.
h Denominator is total adult population, excluding missing values. Numerator is current smokers with checkup within the year.
i Denominator includes adult smokers with checkup.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
- - Data not shown. See footnote a.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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