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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Aug 26.
Published in final edited form as: Addiction. 2022 Nov 16;118(2):353–364. doi: 10.1111/add.16052

TABLE 3.

Proportion of trends in current and daily smoking explained by insurance coverage gains, 2008–19

Pts (95% CI)

Direct associations Indirect associations Total associations Proportion mediated
Current smoking
 2010–11
  MH/SUD −2.54 (−4.25, −0.84) 0.12 (−0.13, 0.36) −2.43 (−4.16, −0.69) −5%
  No MH/SUD −0.84 (−1.64, −0.03) 0.24 (0.12, 0.36) −0.60 (−1.42, 0.22) −40%
  Difference −1.71 (−3.46, 0.05) −0.12 (−0.40, 0.16) −1.83 (−3.60, −0.06) 7%
 2012–13
  MH/SUD −2.64 (−4.27, −1.01) −0.05 (−0.30, 0.19) −2.70 (−4.38, −1.01) 2%
  No MH/SUD −1.49 (−2.35, −0.64) 0.16 (0.03, 0.30) −1.33 (−2.17, −0.49) −12%
  Difference −1.15 (−2.81, 0.51) −0.22 (−0.48, 0.05) −1.37 (−3.06, 0.33) 16%
 2014–15
  MH/SUD −4.48 (−5.90, −3.07) −0.68 (−0.89, −0.47) −5.16 (−6.60, −3.72) 13%
  No MH/SUD −1.67 (−2.48, −0.87) −0.36 (−0.47, −0.25) −2.03 (−2.85, −1.20) 18%
  Difference −2.81 (−4.46, −1.16) −0.32 (−0.56, −0.08) −3.13 (−4.81, −1.45) 10%
 2016–17
  MH/SUD −6.76 (−8.28, −5.25) −1.56 (−1.77, −1.36) −8.33 (−9.88, −6.78) 19%
  No MH/SUD −2.72 (−3.52, −1.91) −0.96 (−1.07, −0.84) −3.67 (−4.51, −2.84) 26%
  Difference −4.05 (−5.72, −2.38) −0.61 (−0.84, −0.38) −4.66 (−6.37, −2.94) 13%
 2018–19
  MH/SUD −8.89 (−10.24, −7.53) −1.50 (−1.71, −1.30) −10.39 (−11.78, −8.99) 14%
  No MH/SUD −4.14 (−4.98, −3.29) −0.89 (−1.00, −0.77) −5.02 (−5.89, −4.16) 18%
  Difference −4.75 (−6.34, −3.16) −0.62 (−0.84, −0.40) −5.36 (−7.01, −3.72) 11%
Daily smoking
 2010–11
  MH/SUD −1.68 (−3.11, −0.25) 0.10 (−0.11, 0.31) −1.58 (−3.04, −0.11) −6%
  No MH/SUD −0.91 (−1.65, −0.18) 0.21 (0.10, 0.31) −0.71 (−1.44, 0.03) −29%
  Difference −0.77 (−2.30, 0.76) −0.11 (−0.35, 0.14) −0.87 (−2.41, 0.67) 12%
 2012–13
  MH/SUD −2.15 (−3.54, −0.76) −0.05 (−0.26, 0.16) −2.20 (−3.61, −0.79) 2%
  No MH/SUD −1.48 (−2.33, −0.62) 0.14 (0.02, 0.26) −1.33 (−2.17, −0.50) −11%
  Difference −0.68 (−2.33, 0.98) −0.19 (−0.42, 0.04) −0.86 (−2.50, 0.78) 22%
 2014–15
  MH/SUD −4.01 (−5.21, −2.81) −0.59 (−0.77, −0.40) −4.60 (−5.82, −3.38) 13%
  No MH/SUD −1.64 (−2.37, −0.92) −0.31 (−0.41, −0.21) −1.95 (−2.68, −1.22) 16%
  Difference −2.37 (−3.79, −0.96) −0.28 (−0.49, −0.07) −2.65 (−4.08, −1.22) 11%
 2016–17
  MH/SUD −5.68 (−7.07, −4.29) −1.35 (−1.53, −1.18) −7.03 (−8.45, −5.62) 19%
  No MH/SUD −2.56 (−3.29, −1.83) −0.83 (−0.93, −0.73) −3.39 (−4.13, −2.64) 24%
  Difference −3.12 (−4.69, −1.55) −0.53 (−0.72, −0.33) −3.65 (−5.25, −2.05) 14%
 2018–19
  MH/SUD −7.28 (−8.62, −5.93) −1.30 (−1.48, −1.12) −8.57 (−9.94, −7.21) 15%
  No MH/SUD −3.45 (−4.25, −2.65) −0.77 (−0.87, −0.66) −4.21 (−5.02, −3.40) 18%
  Difference −3.83 (−5.35, −2.31) −0.53 (−0.72, −0.34) −4.36 (−5.91, −2.81) 12%

Note:2008–19 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data (unweighted sample size: n = 448 762). Structural equation models adjusted for age, sex, and race/ethnicity.

MH/SUD = mental health and substance use disorders; CI = confidence interval.