Table 1.
Sample descriptive statistics among adults aged 18+,BRFSS, 2001-2006(a)
| Variable | % or mean (SE) |
|---|---|
| N = 1,323,758 | |
|
Cigarette price, $ per pack(b), by year and 6 year means | |
| 2001 |
$1.95 (0.00) |
| 2002 |
2.09 (0.00) |
| 2003 |
2.06 (0.00) |
| 2004 |
2.01 (0.00) |
| 2005 |
2.03 (0.00) |
| 2006 |
1.98 (0.00) |
| 6-year mean |
$2.02 (0.00) |
|
Female gender, % |
50.54 |
|
Age group,% | |
| 18-20 |
4.32 |
| 21-29 |
16.49 |
| 30-64 |
64.27 |
| 65 and higher |
14.92 |
|
Poverty, % | |
| Not poor |
84.89 |
| Poor |
8.91 |
| Maybe poor(c) |
6.19 |
|
Race/ethnicity, % | |
| Non-Hispanic White |
71.14 |
| Non-Hispanic African American |
9.62 |
| Non-Hispanic Asian |
2.63 |
| Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander |
0.36 |
| Non-Hispanic American Indian Alaskan Native |
1.08 |
| Non-Hispanic other race (d) |
0.78 |
| Non-Hispanic multi-race |
1.51 |
| Hispanic |
12.88 |
|
Have partner, % |
64.10 |
|
Employment status, % | |
| Unemployed |
5.05 |
| Employed |
64.64 |
| Out of workforce |
30.35 |
|
Educational level, % | |
| <High school degree |
11.14 |
| High school grad |
29.45 |
| Some college |
27.28 |
| College graduate or more |
32.12 |
|
State-level co-variates | |
| Beer price, $ per six-pack (b) |
$3.99 (0.00) |
| Magnitude of state smoke-free laws (range 0-12), mean |
4.17 (0.00) |
| State poverty rate, mean | 0.12 (0.00) |
Notes: BRFSS = Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Surveys.
SE = Standard error.
(a) Weighted data are presented to reflect the complex sampling design of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
(b) In 1982-4 dollars, adjusted for inflation.
(c) BRFSS income response categories do not track exactly with poverty guidelines limits, responses that were impossible to discern whether in poverty or not were coded as “maybe poor”.
(d) “Non-Hispanic other race” is not further defined in the BRFSS code book.