Table 2.
Summary Statistics
| Variable | NCS | NHIS |
|---|---|---|
| Former smoker | 9.0% | 10.8% |
| Age of respondent | 40.9 (15.3) | 41.0 (14.7) |
| Female respondent | 51.5% | 47.3% |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Black | 11.9% | 10.9% |
| Hispanic | 8.9% | 8.4% |
| White | 76.2% | 76.5% |
| Other | 2.9% | 4.2% |
| Children present in household | 44.1% | 41.3% |
| Family sizea | 3.1 (1.6) | 2.8 (1.6) |
| Employed | 64.4% | 70.3% |
| Family income | 52,586 (43,694) | 39,571 (23,400) |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 23.1% | 22.5% |
| High school graduate | 36.7% | 37.4% |
| Some college | 28.4% | 28.0% |
| College graduate | 11.7% | 12.1% |
| Medical insurance | ||
| Private insurance | 64.4% | 63.2% |
| Medicaid | 5.6% | 8.3% |
| Multiple insurance typesb | 1.5% | 5.7% |
| No insurance | 28.6% | 22.8% |
| Marital Status | ||
| Married | 60.6% | 59.5% |
| Divorced | 13.5% | 19.0% |
| Never married | 25.9% | 21.5% |
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| N | ||
| Total sample size | 31,425 | 8,291 |
| Did not attempt to quit | 17,341 | 4,203 |
| Attempted to quit | 14,084 | 4,088 |
| Quit attempt succeeded | 2,999 | 870 |
Notes: Weights are used to compute descriptive statistics.
a
All people living in a household in the NCS. In the NHIS all people related by blood or marriage.
b
Measured as those covered by a combination of Medicare and Medigap supplemental insurance but not private insurance in the NCS and those by either Medicare plus Medigap or by both private insurance and some other type of insurance in the NHIS.