Table 2. Cigarette Smoking Status and Health Care Utilization of the Study Sample, National Health Interview Surveys, 2014-2018.
Variable | No. of adults with CLRD (weighted %) | |
---|---|---|
Aged 34-64 y (n = 7400) | Aged ≥65 y (n = 5617) | |
Cigarette smoking status | ||
Current smoker | 2580 (32.4) | 1029 (17.4) |
Former smoker | 1924 (26.0) | 2823 (50.9) |
<15 y | 1203 (16.0) | 1045 (18.4) |
≥15 y | 721 (10.0) | 1778 (32.5) |
Never smoker | 2896 (41.5) | 1765 (31.7) |
Health care utilization | ||
Hospital nights in the past 12 mo | ||
Yes, having ≥1 | 1395 (17.1) | 1484 (25.6) |
Mean No. of nights among those with ≥1 night (SEM) | 9.2 (0.6) | 8.8 (0.4) |
ED visits in the past 12 mo | ||
Yes, having ≥1 visit | 2991 (38.1) | 2140 (37.9) |
Mean No. of visits among those with ≥1 visit (SEM) | 2.8 (0.1) | 2.2 (0.1) |
Physician visits in the past 2 wk | ||
Yes, having ≥1 visit | 2816 (36.3) | 2429 (42.8) |
Mean No. of visits among those with ≥1 visit (SEM) | 1.7 (0.0) | 1.6 (0.0) |
Home health visits in the past 2 wk | ||
Yes, having ≥1 visit | 259 (2.6) | 466 (7.5) |
Mean No. of visits among those with ≥1 visit (SEM) | 5.3 (0.3) | 5.6 (0.2) |
Abbreviations: CLRD, chronic lower respiratory disease; ED, emergency department; SEM, standard error of the mean.