Table 4_1_4.1 Adult current smokers with a checkup in the last 12 months who received advice to quit smoking, United States, 2002 and 2005
Population group |
2005 |
2002 |
Total population (in thousands)d |
Percent smokers |
Percent smokers with checkupe |
Told to quit |
Total population (in thousands)d |
Percent smokers |
Percent smokers with checkupe |
Told to quit |
Percentf |
SE |
Percentf |
SE |
Total |
218,534 |
20.4 |
9.8 |
64.5 |
1.3 |
211,389 |
22.1 |
11.4 |
63.5 |
1.1 |
Age |
18–44 |
109,568 |
22.6 |
8.7 |
56.4 |
2.1 |
109,805 |
24.6 |
10.6 |
57.1 |
1.7 |
45–64 |
73,531 |
21.8 |
12.1 |
70.5 |
2.0 |
67,411 |
23.6 |
14.2 |
69.2 |
1.5 |
65 and over |
35,435 |
10.4 |
8.1 |
73.0 |
3.2 |
34,173 |
10.9 |
8.3 |
71.2 |
2.9 |
Gender |
Male |
105,337 |
23.4 |
9.6 |
61.8 |
2.2 |
101,486 |
24.9 |
11.0 |
61.9 |
1.7 |
Female |
113,196 |
17.6 |
10.0 |
67.0 |
1.6 |
109,904 |
19.5 |
11.8 |
64.9 |
1.5 |
Race |
White, single race |
178,377 |
20.2 |
9.6 |
65.2 |
1.5 |
174,268 |
21.9 |
11.1 |
63.9 |
1.2 |
Black, single race |
25,245 |
22.6 |
12.6 |
62.3 |
2.7 |
23,794 |
26.4 |
15.7 |
61.5 |
2.9 |
Asian, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
190,314 |
21.2 |
10.3 |
65.0 |
1.4 |
185,541 |
22.7 |
11.9 |
64.8 |
1.1 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
151,464 |
21.2 |
10.3 |
65.8 |
1.6 |
149,367 |
22.7 |
11.7 |
65.5 |
1.3 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
24,610 |
22.6 |
12.6 |
61.9 |
2.7 |
23,442 |
26.4 |
15.8 |
61.7 |
2.9 |
Hispanic |
28,220 |
14.9 |
5.9 |
58.8 |
3.6 |
25,849 |
17.8 |
7.5 |
48.7 |
3.5 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
23,459 |
34.8 |
16.1 |
65.5 |
2.9 |
22,136 |
35.7 |
17.5 |
57.9 |
2.5 |
Near poor/low |
37,576 |
24.1 |
10.6 |
61.5 |
2.9 |
36,048 |
27.2 |
13.4 |
62.6 |
2.3 |
Middle |
68,151 |
21.5 |
10.1 |
64.8 |
2.4 |
66,429 |
22.8 |
11.7 |
63.2 |
1.9 |
High |
89,348 |
14.2 |
7.6 |
65.5 |
2.7 |
86,776 |
16.1 |
8.9 |
67.3 |
2.1 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
40,899 |
30.0 |
13.5 |
64.2 |
2.4 |
44,519 |
29.6 |
14.2 |
62.6 |
2.4 |
High school graduate |
69,699 |
25.7 |
12.2 |
66.3 |
2.2 |
69,198 |
27.2 |
14.1 |
62.5 |
1.6 |
At least some college |
106,450 |
13.2 |
6.8 |
63.3 |
2.5 |
96,344 |
15.1 |
8.2 |
65.0 |
1.8 |
Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
146,184 |
21.3 |
9.0 |
60.9 |
1.8 |
142,664 |
23.4 |
11.1 |
61.0 |
1.3 |
Not employed |
36,849 |
26.3 |
14.6 |
68.8 |
2.5 |
34,543 |
27.6 |
15.7 |
67.3 |
2.2 |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 |
Any private |
135,688 |
18.1 |
8.9 |
64.0 |
2.0 |
134,592 |
20.7 |
11.2 |
63.8 |
1.4 |
Public only |
16,755 |
37.2 |
22.4 |
70.4 |
2.9 |
14,896 |
39.4 |
24.1 |
65.6 |
2.5 |
Uninsured |
30,656 |
32.7 |
8.7 |
48.8 |
3.8 |
27,728 |
33.5 |
9.4 |
51.3 |
3.2 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
21,094 |
10.0 |
7.9 |
74.7 |
4.0 |
20,417 |
10.0 |
8.0 |
71.8 |
3.8 |
Medicare and other public |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
181,779 |
19.3 |
9.3 |
65.0 |
1.5 |
176,407 |
21.3 |
11.0 |
63.8 |
1.3 |
Large central metro |
65,351 |
18.1 |
9.0 |
65.0 |
2.5 |
64,336 |
20.4 |
10.9 |
64.9 |
1.9 |
Large fringe metro |
53,065 |
18.8 |
9.3 |
64.5 |
2.5 |
50,250 |
20.4 |
10.5 |
65.2 |
2.6 |
Medium metro |
44,316 |
21.2 |
9.6 |
63.4 |
3.3 |
43,344 |
22.5 |
11.3 |
62.7 |
2.7 |
Small metro |
19,047 |
20.5 |
9.9 |
70.2 |
4.3 |
18,478 |
24.6 |
11.8 |
60.0 |
3.6 |
Nonmetropolitan |
36,755 |
25.7 |
11.9 |
62.5 |
2.8 |
34,982 |
26.0 |
13.6 |
62.4 |
2.3 |
Micropolitan |
24,051 |
25.2 |
12.1 |
58.6 |
3.1 |
23,481 |
25.8 |
14.1 |
63.4 |
2.9 |
Noncore |
12,704 |
26.5 |
11.6 |
70.4 |
4.7 |
11,501 |
26.4 |
12.5 |
60.0 |
5.5 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
194,628 |
21.2 |
10.4 |
65.1 |
1.4 |
187,887 |
23.2 |
12.2 |
64.1 |
1.1 |
Other |
23,906 |
13.7 |
4.5 |
53.2 |
5.4 |
23,440 |
13.3 |
5.3 |
54.1 |
4.7 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
189,392 |
19.1 |
8.6 |
61.4 |
1.5 |
183,616 |
20.8 |
10.0 |
60.9 |
1.3 |
Fair/poor |
29,133 |
28.7 |
17.6 |
74.2 |
2.3 |
27,773 |
31.3 |
20.7 |
72.2 |
2.2 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
29,551 |
23.0 |
14.5 |
75.9 |
2.3 |
27,816 |
24.2 |
16.1 |
69.5 |
3.1 |
Complex activities |
18,009 |
29.7 |
19.0 |
77.2 |
2.6 |
16,562 |
31.9 |
21.6 |
69.1 |
2.9 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
183,030 |
19.7 |
8.8 |
61.3 |
1.6 |
178,922 |
21.5 |
10.5 |
61.9 |
1.2 |
a 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.
b 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.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
d Total adult population, age 18 and over. Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.
e Denominator is total adult population, excluding missing values. Numerator is current smokers with checkup within the year.
f Denominator includes adult smokers with checkup.
* - 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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