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. 2012 Jun;102(6):e19–e24. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300681

TABLE 3—

Health Characteristic Differences Between Cell-Only, Landline, and All Users Among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2010

Hispanics
Non-Hispanic Whites
Characteristic Cell Only (n = 2003), % or kg/m2 Landline (n = 2021),a % or kg/m2 All (n = 5158),b % or kg/m2 Bias Estimate Cell Only (n = 4142), % or kg/m2 Landline (n = 8623),a % or kg/m2 All (n = 15 570),b % or kg/m2 Bias Estimate
Asthma ever 10.6 9.7 10.2 0.5 13.6 12.7 12.8 0.2
Diabetes ever 7.2 12.8 9.9 –2.9 4.2 11.3 8.5 –2.8
Hypertension ever 17.3 27.3 22.4 –4.9 19.4 38.3 31 –7.3
Heart disease ever 3.3 4.1 3.5 –0.7 5.6 11.1 8.9 –2.2
Current smoker 14.6 10.6 12.5 1.8 30.6 17.0 21.1 4.1
Binge drinking in past y 44.0 33.4 38.9 5.5 50.6 27.4 36.6 9.2
Obese 33.1 34.8 33.7 –1.2 25.9 30.5 29.2 –1.3
Body mass index 30.2 30.9 30.8 –0.1 28.9 30.2 29.9 –0.2
Currently insured 51.7 67.9 61.8 –6.0 78.1 91.0 87 –3.9
No place to go when sick 40.1 22.8 30 7.2 24.5 8.5 13.4 4.9
Flu shot receipt, past y 28.6 39.4 34.3 –5.1 36.1 61.4 52.5 –8.9
a

Biased, both landline-only and landline–cell dual users.

b

Unbiased.