Table 35c
Adult smokers receiving advice to quit smoking, by family income,a United States, 2003
    Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 66.1 1.3 65.7 2.6 62.9 2.7 65.2 2.3 68.8 2.3
Age 18-44 59.7 2.0 62.0 4.0 59.8 4.5 54.2 3.6 63.5 4.0
45-64 71.9 1.9 69.1 4.3 65.3 4.9 72.9 2.8 74.1 3.2
65 and over 71.5 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 63.6 1.9 61.8 4.2 65.0 4.1 61.8 3.3 65.1 3.6
Female 68.2 1.7 68.0 3.1 61.5 3.3 68.1 3.1 72.5 2.9
Race White, single race 66.2 1.4 66.8 3.2 61.7 3.2 66.3 2.5 68.1 2.5
Black, single race 62.9 3.4 63.4 4.1 65.7 6.8 * * * *
Asian, single race * * * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 67.1 1.3 68.3 2.7 63.6 2.9 65.4 2.4 69.6 2.3
Non-Hispanic, White 67.4 1.5 70.4 3.3 62.6 3.5 66.8 2.6 69.0 2.5
Non-Hispanic, Black 62.5 3.5 63.4 4.2 * * * * * *
Hispanic, all races 54.3 4.6 * * * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 68.6 2.0 67.4 3.5 69.0 4.0 70.9 4.2 * *
High school graduate 64.6 2.2 67.8 4.4 63.1 4.6 65.7 3.6 63.1 4.0
At least some college 66.1 2.4 * * 53.5 5.9 61.2 4.2 73.7 3.3
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 67.2 1.8 * * 67.6 4.4 64.8 2.7 70.1 2.6
Public only 71.8 2.7 73.1 3.3 62.2 6.1 * * * *
Uninsured 46.3 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 77.2 4.4 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 64.7 2.0 67.0 3.9 60.7 4.0 64.8 3.3 65.5 3.4
Metropolitan-small 66.9 2.3 61.0 5.4 65.6 5.8 65.6 4.3 71.6 3.9
Micropolitan 69.8 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 68.6 5.4 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 66.6 1.2 65.7 2.7 62.7 2.8 65.8 2.3 69.7 2.3
Other 57.0 6.6 * * * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 66.8 1.2 67.2 2.6 62.5 2.8 66.3 2.3 69.2 2.3
No 59.0 4.6 * * * * * * * *

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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