Table 4_1_4.2d
Adult current smokers with a checkup in the last 12 months who received advice to quit smoking, by education,a United States, 2005
Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
64.7 |
1.3 |
64.2 |
2.4 |
66.3 |
2.2 |
63.2 |
2.5 |
Age |
18–44 |
56.5 |
2.1 |
58.4 |
3.5 |
57.8 |
3.4 |
53.2 |
3.9 |
45–64 |
70.9 |
2.0 |
68.1 |
4.1 |
72.9 |
3.0 |
70.2 |
3.4 |
65 and over |
72.8 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
61.9 |
2.2 |
62.2 |
4.1 |
61.9 |
3.3 |
61.7 |
3.7 |
Female |
67.2 |
1.6 |
66.0 |
2.8 |
70.1 |
2.5 |
64.7 |
3.3 |
Race |
White, single race |
65.3 |
1.5 |
65.7 |
2.8 |
68.6 |
2.5 |
61.4 |
2.7 |
Black, single race |
62.3 |
2.7 |
60.5 |
5.0 |
56.2 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
Asian, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
65.2 |
1.4 |
65.3 |
2.6 |
66.4 |
2.3 |
63.8 |
2.5 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
66.0 |
1.6 |
67.4 |
3.1 |
68.6 |
2.6 |
62.0 |
2.8 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
61.9 |
2.6 |
60.0 |
5.1 |
56.4 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
Hispanic |
58.8 |
3.6 |
56.4 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
65.8 |
2.9 |
65.4 |
3.5 |
60.4 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
61.3 |
3.0 |
57.7 |
4.6 |
65.6 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
Middle |
65.2 |
2.4 |
66.0 |
4.9 |
66.6 |
3.7 |
62.9 |
4.5 |
High |
65.6 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
69.1 |
3.5 |
61.9 |
3.9 |
Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
61.2 |
1.8 |
58.6 |
3.7 |
64.2 |
2.7 |
59.2 |
3.0 |
Not employed |
69.0 |
2.5 |
67.6 |
3.8 |
68.7 |
3.9 |
71.6 |
4.2 |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 |
Any private |
64.3 |
2.0 |
62.7 |
4.6 |
66.8 |
2.6 |
62.4 |
3.1 |
Public only |
70.8 |
2.9 |
69.3 |
3.4 |
68.8 |
5.4 |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
48.7 |
3.8 |
50.1 |
6.4 |
53.4 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
74.7 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
65.3 |
1.5 |
65.0 |
2.7 |
67.7 |
2.5 |
62.9 |
2.7 |
Large central metro |
65.1 |
2.6 |
65.7 |
3.8 |
65.7 |
5.0 |
64.0 |
3.8 |
Large fringe metro |
65.0 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
65.8 |
4.8 |
64.9 |
5.1 |
Medium metro |
63.8 |
3.4 |
66.0 |
5.0 |
71.1 |
4.5 |
55.2 |
5.4 |
Small metro |
70.1 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Nonmetropolitan |
62.4 |
2.8 |
61.5 |
5.4 |
61.6 |
4.2 |
65.0 |
5.5 |
Micropolitan |
58.4 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
59.1 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
Noncore |
70.4 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
65.3 |
1.4 |
64.7 |
2.5 |
67.0 |
2.2 |
63.7 |
2.5 |
Other |
53.1 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
62.2 |
1.5 |
59.8 |
3.0 |
62.7 |
2.5 |
62.9 |
2.7 |
Fair/poor |
73.4 |
2.4 |
72.5 |
3.8 |
78.4 |
3.3 |
65.4 |
5.3 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
76.1 |
2.3 |
74.8 |
3.7 |
75.9 |
3.6 |
78.1 |
5.0 |
Complex activities |
77.5 |
2.7 |
74.3 |
4.1 |
80.3 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
61.6 |
1.6 |
60.6 |
3.1 |
63.2 |
2.4 |
60.4 |
2.8 |
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.