Table. Factors Associated With Receiving Health Care Provider Advice to Quit Smoking Among Current Smokers (Aged ≥18), by Selected Characteristics, National Health Interview Survey, 2010.
| Characteristic | Received Advice in 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Na | %b (95% CI) | ORc (95% CI) | |
| Overall | 3,966 | 50.7 (48.8–52.6) | NA |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 1,836 | 48.0 (45.2–50.8) | 1 [Reference] |
| Female | 2,130 | 53.6 (51.0–56.3) | 1.25 (1.06–1.48) |
| Age, y | |||
| 18–24 | 404 | 33.2 (27.9–38.5) | 1 [Reference] |
| 25–34 | 811 | 45.8 (41.7–49.9) | 1.80 (1.35–2.42) |
| 35–44 | 716 | 48.5 (44.1–53.0) | 2.03 (1.50–2.76) |
| 45–64 | 1,587 | 57.9 (55.1–60.6) | 2.73 (2.09–3.56) |
| ≥65 | 448 | 59.3 (54.3–64.4) | 2.81 (2.01–3.94) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 2,588 | 52.3 (50.0–54.7) | 1 [Reference] |
| Non-Hispanic black or African American | 671 | 48.2 (43.5–52.9) | 0.85 (0.68–1.08) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 467 | 39.2 (33.7–44.7) | 0.57 (0.43–0.76) |
| Other races, non-Hispanicd | 154 | 48.1 (37.9–58.3) | 0.87 (0.56–1.35) |
| Education level | |||
| <High school or GED diploma | 745 | 52.4 (48.4–56.4) | 1 [Reference] |
| High school diploma | 1,335 | 50.0 (46.5–53.5) | 0.78 (0.60–1.00) |
| Some college | 1,333 | 52.4 (49.3–55.5) | 0.86 (0.67–1.10) |
| ≥College degree | 542 | 48.3 (43.1–53.4) | 0.63 (0.46–0.87) |
| Poverty index ratio e | |||
| <1.25 | 1,717 | 50.1 (47.2–53.0) | 1 [Reference] |
| 1.25–3.49 | 1,085 | 52.0 (48.4–55.7) | 1.12 (0.88–1.41) |
| ≥3.50 | 836 | 54.0 (49.8–58.2) | 1.20 (0.95–1.52) |
| Health insurance type | |||
| Uninsured | 880 | 34.0 (28.0–40.0) | 1 [Reference] |
| Government-assistedf | 956 | 56.3 (52.5–60.2) | 2.20 (1.71–2.83) |
| Private/military | 2,119 | 53.5 (50.8–56.2) | 1.75 (1.39–2.21) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; NA, not applicable; GED, general education development diploma.
a Total unweighted number of respondents.
b Prevalence rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US Census population.
c ORs were adjusted for all other covariates. ORs compare the yes to no for received advice to quit in 2010.
d Other refers to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Other Pacific Islander.
e Poverty index ratio was categorized as below the poverty level (<1.25), at the poverty level (1.25–3.49), and above the poverty level (≥3.50).
f Refers to Medicaid, Medicare, or other public or government insurance.