Table 4_1_4-1
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | 2005 | 2002 | |||||||||
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Total population (in thousands)d | Percent smokers | Percent smokers with checkupe | Told to quit | Total population (in thousands)d | Percent smokers | Percent smokers with checkupe | Told to quit | ||||
Percentf | SE | Percentf | SE | ||||||||
Total | 218,534 | 20.4 | 9.8 | 64.5 | 1.3 | 211,389 | 22.1 | 11.4 | 63.5 | 1.1 | |
Age | 18–44 | 109,568 | 22.6 | 8.7 | 56.4 | 2.1 | 109,805 | 24.6 | 10.6 | 57.1 | 1.7 |
45–64 | 73,531 | 21.8 | 12.1 | 70.5 | 2.0 | 67,411 | 23.6 | 14.2 | 69.2 | 1.5 | |
65 and over | 35,435 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 73.0 | 3.2 | 34,173 | 10.9 | 8.3 | 71.2 | 2.9 | |
Gender | Male | 105,337 | 23.4 | 9.6 | 61.8 | 2.2 | 101,486 | 24.9 | 11.0 | 61.9 | 1.7 |
Female | 113,196 | 17.6 | 10.0 | 67.0 | 1.6 | 109,904 | 19.5 | 11.8 | 64.9 | 1.5 | |
Race | White, single race | 178,377 | 20.2 | 9.6 | 65.2 | 1.5 | 174,268 | 21.9 | 11.1 | 63.9 | 1.2 |
Black, single race | 25,245 | 22.6 | 12.6 | 62.3 | 2.7 | 23,794 | 26.4 | 15.7 | 61.5 | 2.9 | |
Asian, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 190,314 | 21.2 | 10.3 | 65.0 | 1.4 | 185,541 | 22.7 | 11.9 | 64.8 | 1.1 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 151,464 | 21.2 | 10.3 | 65.8 | 1.6 | 149,367 | 22.7 | 11.7 | 65.5 | 1.3 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 24,610 | 22.6 | 12.6 | 61.9 | 2.7 | 23,442 | 26.4 | 15.8 | 61.7 | 2.9 | |
Hispanic | 28,220 | 14.9 | 5.9 | 58.8 | 3.6 | 25,849 | 17.8 | 7.5 | 48.7 | 3.5 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 23,459 | 34.8 | 16.1 | 65.5 | 2.9 | 22,136 | 35.7 | 17.5 | 57.9 | 2.5 |
Near poor/low | 37,576 | 24.1 | 10.6 | 61.5 | 2.9 | 36,048 | 27.2 | 13.4 | 62.6 | 2.3 | |
Middle | 68,151 | 21.5 | 10.1 | 64.8 | 2.4 | 66,429 | 22.8 | 11.7 | 63.2 | 1.9 | |
High | 89,348 | 14.2 | 7.6 | 65.5 | 2.7 | 86,776 | 16.1 | 8.9 | 67.3 | 2.1 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 40,899 | 30.0 | 13.5 | 64.2 | 2.4 | 44,519 | 29.6 | 14.2 | 62.6 | 2.4 |
High school graduate | 69,699 | 25.7 | 12.2 | 66.3 | 2.2 | 69,198 | 27.2 | 14.1 | 62.5 | 1.6 | |
At least some college | 106,450 | 13.2 | 6.8 | 63.3 | 2.5 | 96,344 | 15.1 | 8.2 | 65.0 | 1.8 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 146,184 | 21.3 | 9.0 | 60.9 | 1.8 | 142,664 | 23.4 | 11.1 | 61.0 | 1.3 |
Not employed | 36,849 | 26.3 | 14.6 | 68.8 | 2.5 | 34,543 | 27.6 | 15.7 | 67.3 | 2.2 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 135,688 | 18.1 | 8.9 | 64.0 | 2.0 | 134,592 | 20.7 | 11.2 | 63.8 | 1.4 |
Public only | 16,755 | 37.2 | 22.4 | 70.4 | 2.9 | 14,896 | 39.4 | 24.1 | 65.6 | 2.5 | |
Uninsured | 30,656 | 32.7 | 8.7 | 48.8 | 3.8 | 27,728 | 33.5 | 9.4 | 51.3 | 3.2 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 21,094 | 10.0 | 7.9 | 74.7 | 4.0 | 20,417 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 71.8 | 3.8 | |
Medicare and other public | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 181,779 | 19.3 | 9.3 | 65.0 | 1.5 | 176,407 | 21.3 | 11.0 | 63.8 | 1.3 |
Large central metro | 65,351 | 18.1 | 9.0 | 65.0 | 2.5 | 64,336 | 20.4 | 10.9 | 64.9 | 1.9 | |
Large fringe metro | 53,065 | 18.8 | 9.3 | 64.5 | 2.5 | 50,250 | 20.4 | 10.5 | 65.2 | 2.6 | |
Medium metro | 44,316 | 21.2 | 9.6 | 63.4 | 3.3 | 43,344 | 22.5 | 11.3 | 62.7 | 2.7 | |
Small metro | 19,047 | 20.5 | 9.9 | 70.2 | 4.3 | 18,478 | 24.6 | 11.8 | 60.0 | 3.6 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 36,755 | 25.7 | 11.9 | 62.5 | 2.8 | 34,982 | 26.0 | 13.6 | 62.4 | 2.3 | |
Micropolitan | 24,051 | 25.2 | 12.1 | 58.6 | 3.1 | 23,481 | 25.8 | 14.1 | 63.4 | 2.9 | |
Noncore | 12,704 | 26.5 | 11.6 | 70.4 | 4.7 | 11,501 | 26.4 | 12.5 | 60.0 | 5.5 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 194,628 | 21.2 | 10.4 | 65.1 | 1.4 | 187,887 | 23.2 | 12.2 | 64.1 | 1.1 |
Other | 23,906 | 13.7 | 4.5 | 53.2 | 5.4 | 23,440 | 13.3 | 5.3 | 54.1 | 4.7 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 189,392 | 19.1 | 8.6 | 61.4 | 1.5 | 183,616 | 20.8 | 10.0 | 60.9 | 1.3 |
Fair/poor | 29,133 | 28.7 | 17.6 | 74.2 | 2.3 | 27,773 | 31.3 | 20.7 | 72.2 | 2.2 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 29,551 | 23.0 | 14.5 | 75.9 | 2.3 | 27,816 | 24.2 | 16.1 | 69.5 | 3.1 |
Complex activities | 18,009 | 29.7 | 19.0 | 77.2 | 2.6 | 16,562 | 31.9 | 21.6 | 69.1 | 2.9 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 183,030 | 19.7 | 8.8 | 61.3 | 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, 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 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.
* - 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.