Table 2.
Characteristics of Nondaily, light and heavy smokers, current adult smokers aged 18 years and over—New York City Community Health Survey, 2010.
| Nondaily smoker | Light smoker | Heavy smoker | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | ||
| Overall | 35.6 | 37.0 | 27.4* | 0.009 |
| Mean cigarettes per day (SE) | 1.8 (0.1) | 7.1 (0.2)* | 23.4 (1.0)* | <.001 |
| Age group | ||||
| 18–24 | 14.6 | 16.4 | 5.0∧ | 0.061 |
| 25–44 | 52.0 | 45.4 | 47.5 | |
| 45–64 | 26.8 | 30.5 | 36.3 | |
| 65+ | 6.6 | 7.7 | 11.2 | |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| White non-Hispanic | 41.3 | 31.3* | 54.0* | <.001 |
| Black non-Hispanic | 25.0 | 23.0 | 10.4* | |
| Hispanic | 27.2 | 36.8 | 24.0 | |
| Other non-Hispanic | 6.6 | 9.0 | 11.6 | |
| Male | 50.6 | 47.1 | 66.4* | 0.029 |
| Borough of residence | ||||
| Bronx | 16.7 | 18.5 | 15.5 | 0.428 |
| Brooklyn | 30.2 | 27.6 | 29.6 | |
| Manhattan | 15.6 | 22.7 | 19.3 | |
| Queens | 32.4 | 27.3 | 28.3 | |
| Staten Island | 5.1∧ | 3.9 | 7.2 | |
| HS graduate or less (among adults aged 25+) | 39.2 | 44.3 | 48.5 | 0.020 |
| Income (% federal poverty level) | ||||
| <200 FPL | 46.4 | 53.6 | 49.4 | 0.207 |
| 200–<400 FPL | 21.6 | 16.8 | 13.5* | |
| ≥400 FPL | 32.0 | 29.7 | 37.1 | |
| Smoking Cessation (past 12 months) | ||||
| Tried to quit smoking | 73.4 | 51.4* | 54.8* | 0.001 |
| Received provider advice to quit | 43.5 | 59.6* | 64.8* | <.001 |
| Smoking is not allowed in the home | 52.3 | 44.2 | 27.1* | <.001 |
| Time to first cigarette | ||||
| Within 60 minutes | 21.5 | 59.0* | 85.5* | <.001 |
| More than 1 hour | 78.5 | 41.0 | 14.5 | |
| Source of last cigarette | ||||
| Carton | 7.8 | 10.4 | 35.4* | <.001 |
| Pack | 66.1 | 76.6* | 60.2 | |
| Single/loosie/bummed/roll own | 26.1 | 13.0* | 4.4∧ | |
| Last cigarette purchased from tax-avoidant location | 70.7 | 85.3* | 60.8 | <.001 |
| Binge Drinking (last 30 days) | 28.7 | 24.9 | 38.0 | 0.503 |
*Significantly different from Nondaily smokers, P < .05. See Section 2 for descriptions and definitions of smoker types.
∧Estimate's Relative Standard Error (a measure of estimate precision) is greater than 30% or the sample size is too small, making the estimate potentially unreliable.
We present only one category for dichotomous variables to eliminate redundancy in the table.