2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports: Data Tables Appendix: Table 9_1

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Table 9_1_1.1
Adult current smokers with a checkup in the last 12 months who received advice to quit smoking, United States, 2002 and 2006
		2006					2002
					Told to quit					Told to quit
Population group		Total population (in thousands)^d	Percent smokers	Percent smokers with checkup^e	Percent^f	SE	Total population (in thousands)^d	Percent smokers	Percent smokers with checkup^e	Percent^f	SE
Total		221,664	19.7	9.7	64.4	1.2	211,389	22.1	11.4	63.5	1.1
Age	18–44	110,210	21.5	8.6	52.5	2.1	109,805	24.6	10.6	57.1	1.7
	45–64	75,467	21.8	12.4	73.4	1.6	67,411	23.6	14.2	69.2	1.5
	65 and over	35,988	9.8	7.4	75.5	3.0	34,173	10.9	8.3	71.2	2.9
Gender	Male	106,997	22.7	9.6	62.5	1.9	101,486	24.9	11.0	61.9	1.7
Gender	Female	114,668	16.9	9.8	66.2	1.7	109,904	19.5	11.8	64.9	1.5
Race	White, single race	180,802	19.8	9.6	63.8	1.5	174,268	21.9	11.1	63.9	1.2
	Black, single race	25,387	21.4	12.4	66.9	2.5	23,794	26.4	15.7	61.5	2.9
	Asian, single race	10,100	8.7	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	1,848	31.5	16.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	2,880	32.8	14.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	192,147	20.6	10.3	65.3	1.3	185,541	22.7	11.9	64.8	1.1
	Non-Hispanic, White	152,528	20.9	10.3	64.9	1.6	149,367	22.7	11.7	65.5	1.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	24,935	21.4	12.5	67.0	2.5	23,442	26.4	15.8	61.7	2.9
	Hispanic	29,517	14.3	5.6	53.4	3.8	25,849	17.8	7.5	48.7	3.5
Family income^a	Negative/poor	23,414	31.3	15.2	62.7	2.6	22,136	35.7	17.5	57.9	2.5
	Near poor/low	37,191	24.3	10.3	66.8	3.0	36,048	27.2	13.4	62.6	2.3
	Middle	69,053	21.2	10.3	64.0	2.2	66,429	22.8	11.7	63.2	1.9
	High	92,007	13.9	7.7	64.6	2.6	86,776	16.1	8.9	67.3	2.1
Education^b	Less than high school	40,399	27.7	12.9	66.7	2.2	44,519	29.6	14.2	62.6	2.4
	High school graduate	68,260	25.9	12.5	64.7	2.1	69,198	27.2	14.1	62.5	1.6
	At least some college	111,760	13.1	6.9	62.7	2.3	96,344	15.1	8.2	65.0	1.8
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	149,151	20.8	9.3	60.8	1.6	142,664	23.4	11.1	61.0	1.3
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	36,439	25.1	13.7	69.0	2.4	34,543	27.6	15.7	67.3	2.2
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	136,827	17.6	9.1	63.8	1.8	134,592	20.7	11.2	63.8	1.4
	Public only	16,734	34.5	20.9	69.9	2.7	14,896	39.4	24.1	65.6	2.5
	Uninsured	32,116	32.0	9.0	50.3	3.7	27,728	33.5	9.4	51.3	3.2
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	10,927	8.6	6.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	20,862	9.5	7.4	74.3	4.3	20,417	10.0	8.0	71.8	3.8
	Medicare and other public	3,904	15.2	11.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	184,536	18.7	9.2	65.5	1.4	176,407	21.3	11.0	63.8	1.3
	Large central metro	66,201	17.4	9.1	61.6	2.5	64,336	20.4	10.9	64.9	1.9
	Large fringe metro	52,607	17.6	8.4	66.9	3.3	50,250	20.4	10.5	65.2	2.6
	Medium metro	46,189	20.6	9.7	69.4	2.8	43,344	22.5	11.3	62.7	2.7
	Small metro	19,540	21.7	10.7	64.9	4.2	18,478	24.6	11.8	60.0	3.6
	Nonmetropolitan	37,128	24.8	12.0	60.3	2.9	34,982	26.0	13.6	62.4	2.3
	Micropolitan	24,719	25.3	12.4	59.7	3.7	23,481	25.8	14.1	63.4	2.9
	Noncore	12,410	24.0	11.3	61.4	4.8	11,501	26.4	12.5	60.0	5.5
Language spoken most often at home	English	197,472	20.8	10.3	65.0	1.3	187,887	23.2	12.2	64.1	1.1
Language spoken most often at home	Other	24,175	11.3	4.6	54.0	4.8	23,440	13.3	5.3	54.1	4.7
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	192,990	18.5	8.7	61.2	1.5	183,616	20.8	10.0	60.9	1.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	28,674	27.8	16.7	76.3	2.2	27,773	31.3	20.7	72.2	2.2
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	29,665	22.6	14.8	78.3	2.2	27,816	24.2	16.1	69.5	3.1
	Complex activities	17,418	30.6	19.7	78.9	2.6	16,562	31.9	21.6	69.1	2.9
	Neither basic nor complex activities	186,638	18.9	8.6	60.4	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, 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.

DSU - 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.