Table 1.
Demographics and Insurance for Documented Smokers Visiting the Health Centers by One-Click Referral, February 1, 2010 Through July 31, 2011
| Smoker characteristics | Health Center 1 | Health Center 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-click referrals (n = 325) | Smokers not referred (n = 1,505) | p* | One-click referrals (n = 97) | Smokers not referred (n = 967) | p* | |
| Mean age [years] (SD) | 48 (13) | 47 (16) | 0.95 | 44 (12) | 43 (15) | 0.64 |
| Female—n (%) | 180 (55) | 845 (56) | 0.80 | 48 (49) | 521 (54) | 0.41 |
| Race—n (%) | ||||||
| White | 276 (85) | 1,301 (86) | 0.91 | 33 (34) | 340 (35) | 0.08 |
| Hispanic | 18 (6) | 83 (6) | -- | 35 (36) | 409 (42) | -- |
| Black | 18 (5) | 76 (5) | -- | 16 (16) | 155 (16) | -- |
| Other † | 12 (4) | 46 (3) | -- | 13 (13) | 63 (7) | -- |
| Insurance—n (%) | ||||||
| Medicaid | 83(26) | 402 (27) | 0.08 | 51 (53) | 400 (41) | 0.16 |
| Medicare | 57 (18) | 259 (17) | -- | 11 (11) | 124 (13) | -- |
| Commercial | 135 (42) | 533 (35) | -- | 23 (24) | 321 (33) | -- |
| Other (Self-pay, uninsured) | 50 (15) | 311 (21) | -- | 12 (12) | 122 (13) | -- |
*P values based on unpaired t-test for age and chi-squared tests for categorical variables, comparing referred smokers to non-referred smokers, within each Health Center
†Other race includes: Asian, American Indian, and unknown/ refused