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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 9_1_1.2d
Adult current smokers with a checkup in the last 12 months who received advice to quit smoking, by education,a United States, 2006
    Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   64.5 1.2 66.7 2.2 64.7 2.1 62.7 2.3
Age 18–44 52.7 2.1 52.0 4.0 52.7 3.6 53.2 3.8
45–64 73.2 1.6 77.6 3.0 72.2 2.7 71.6 2.6
65 and over 76.1 2.9 78.9 4.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Gender Male 62.4 1.9 62.0 3.6 61.9 3.3 63.2 3.6
Female 66.3 1.7 71.0 2.6 67.3 2.9 62.2 3.0
Race White, single race 63.9 1.5 67.1 2.6 65.1 2.4 60.7 2.6
Black, single race 67.0 2.5 65.2 5.0 61.5 4.6 DSU DSU
Asian, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
AI/AN, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Multiple races DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 65.3 1.3 67.8 2.5 66.0 2.2 63.1 2.3
Non-Hispanic, White 64.9 1.6 69.1 2.8 66.4 2.5 61.1 2.6
Non-Hispanic, Black 67.0 2.5 65.3 5.1 61.5 4.6 DSU DSU
Hispanic, all races 53.7 3.8 59.2 5.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Family incomeb Negative/poor 62.9 2.6 62.0 3.7 67.3 4.7 DSU DSU
Near poor/low 66.6 3.1 66.7 4.4 68.3 4.6 64.5 6.4
Middle 63.8 2.2 65.7 4.7 63.9 3.3 62.3 3.9
High 64.8 2.6 DSU DSU 62.9 4.3 63.3 3.6
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 60.6 1.6 61.8 3.6 60.2 2.7 60.6 2.8
Not employed 69.3 2.4 68.0 3.8 70.7 3.9 69.3 4.7
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 63.7 1.8 66.2 4.2 63.6 3.0 63.0 2.7
Public only 70.1 2.7 74.2 3.4 68.1 5.1 DSU DSU
Uninsured 50.3 3.8 46.4 5.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and private 74.3 4.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and other public DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationc Metropolitan 65.4 1.4 68.3 2.5 66.0 2.5 63.1 2.6
  Large central metro 61.9 2.5 64.9 4.0 61.7 4.5 59.9 4.5
  Large fringe metro 66.7 3.3 DSU DSU 65.0 4.5 67.7 5.4
  Medium metro 69.2 2.8 72.4 5.7 72.1 5.0 64.2 4.2
  Small metro 64.6 4.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 60.6 3.0 61.6 4.7 60.2 4.4 60.2 4.9
  Micropolitan 60.3 3.7 DSU DSU 58.1 5.4 DSU DSU
  Noncore 61.4 4.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Language spoken most often at home English 65.0 1.3 68.6 2.3 64.7 2.2 63.0 2.3
Other 53.5 4.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 61.2 1.5 62.7 3.0 60.3 2.4 61.2 2.6
Fair/poor 76.4 2.2 73.7 3.4 82.8 3.2 71.4 5.0
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 79.1 2.1 80.3 2.7 85.3 3.0 71.1 4.6
Complex activities 79.3 2.6 80.8 3.5 85.6 3.2 DSU DSU
Neither basic nor complex activities 60.3 1.5 59.3 2.9 59.9 2.6 61.2 2.7

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, 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.

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.