Table 35a
Adult smokers receiving advice to quit smoking, by race, United States, 2003
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 66.1 1.3 66.2 1.4 62.9 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Age 18-44 59.7 2.0 60.1 2.2 56.7 5.4 * * * * * * * *
45-64 71.9 1.9 71.3 2.1 69.3 4.4 * * * * * * * *
65 and over 71.5 3.1 71.7 3.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 63.6 1.9 63.5 2.0 60.2 5.0 * * * * * * * *
Female 68.2 1.7 68.5 1.9 65.3 4.2 * * * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 65.7 2.6 66.8 3.2 63.4 4.1 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 62.9 2.7 61.7 3.2 65.7 6.8 * * * * * * * *
Middle 65.2 2.3 66.3 2.5 * * * * * * * * * *
High 68.8 2.3 68.1 2.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 68.6 2.0 69.1 2.2 68.9 4.1 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 64.6 2.2 64.9 2.4 58.1 5.8 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 66.1 2.4 66.0 2.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 67.2 1.8 66.7 1.9 66.8 4.6 * * * * * * * *
Public only 71.8 2.7 73.8 3.3 68.7 4.9 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 46.3 3.5 48.1 3.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 77.2 4.4 77.6 4.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 64.7 2.0 63.3 2.3 66.7 3.6 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 66.9 2.3 68.1 2.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 69.8 3.0 71.8 3.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 68.6 5.4 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 66.6 1.2 67.0 1.4 62.6 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Other 57.0 6.6 53.0 7.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 66.8 1.2 67.2 1.4 62.3 3.5 * * * * * * * *
No 59.0 4.6 55.1 5.4 * * * * * * * * * *

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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* 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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