Table 2. Smoking Prevalence Estimated From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the Partners Primary Care Practice-Based Research Network, 32 Neighborhoods in Boston, Massachusetts.
| Community Namea | Adult Populationb | Population-Based Estimatesc | Practice-Based Research Network | Percentage Point Difference in Standardized Population Estimates | ||||
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| N (1999 to 2009) | Smoking Prevalence, % (95% CI) | N (2009) | Market Share,d % | Crude Smoking Prevalence,e% (95% CI) | Standardized Smoking Prevalence,f % (95% CI) | |||
| South Boston | 24,569 | 872 | 21 (19–24) | 1,723 | 7 | 12 (10–13) | 11 (9–13) | −10 |
| Cambridge (141) | 10,204 | 85 | 15 (13–18) | 495 | 5 | 8 (6–10) | 8 (5–11) | −7 |
| Quincy (169) | 42,855 | 536 | 19 (16–21) | 1,190 | 3 | 12 (10–14) | 12 (10–15) | −6 |
| North Dorchester | 24,343 | 686 | 18 (16–21) | 1,257 | 5 | 13 (11–15) | 12 (10–14) | −6 |
| South End | 37,451 | 1,310 | 15 (14–17) | 3,009 | 8 | 10 (9–11) | 10 (9–11) | −5 |
| Revere | 37,363 | 426 | 26 (23–29) | 7,960 | 21 | 20 (19–21) | 22 (21–23) | −4 |
| Cambridge (140) | 13,907 | 218 | 9 (8–11) | 638 | 5 | 5 (3–7) | 6 (4–8) | −4 |
| Back Bay/Beacon Hill | 4143 | 394 | 12 (10–14) | 714 | 17 | 8 (6–10) | 9 (7–11) | −3 |
| Chelsea | 25,512 | 276 | 21 (18–24) | 6,113 | 24 | 15 (14–15) | 18 (16–20) | −3 |
| Quincy (170/171) | 29,789 | 336 | 14 (12–16) | 970 | 3 | 10 (9–12) | 11 (8–13) | −3 |
| Needham | 29,589 | 389 | 8 (6–9) | 2,393 | 8 | 5 (4–6) | 5 (4–6) | −2 |
| West Roxbury | 19,741 | 911 | 15 (13–16) | 3,126 | 16 | 11 (10–12) | 12 (10–14) | −2 |
| South Dorchester | 53,044 | 1,731 | 16 (14–17) | 2,768 | 5 | 13 (12–14) | 13 (12–15) | −2 |
| Brookline | 46,737 | 799 | 8 (7–10) | 3,949 | 8 | 6 (6–7) | 7 (6–8) | −2 |
| Cambridge (139/142) | 31,839 | 406 | 11 (9–12) | 1,457 | 5 | 8 (7–10) | 9 (7–11) | −2 |
| Fenway-Kenmore | 45,724 | 776 | 12 (11–14) | 1,763 | 4 | 11 (10–13) | 11 (9–13) | −1 |
| East Boston | 29,364 | 935 | 17 (16–19) | 2,182 | 7 | 17 (15–19) | 16 (13–20) | −1 |
| Cambridge (138) | 31,989 | 401 | 7 (6–9) | 1,124 | 4 | 6 (5–7) | 6 (5–8) | −1 |
| Roxbury | 32,908 | 1,060 | 17 (16–19) | 3,100 | 9 | 16 (15–18) | 17 (15–18) | −1 |
| Malden | 45,102 | 469 | 19 (17–22) | 2,471 | 5 | 16 (15–17) | 18 (16–20) | −1 |
| Newton (462/466) | 6,834 | 104 | 7 (6–8) | 430 | 6 | 6 (4–8) | 6 (4–8) | −1 |
| Allston/Brighton | 60,028 | 1,363 | 12 (11–14) | 1,968 | 3 | 11 (9–12) | 11 (9–14) | −1 |
| Mattapan | 19,623 | 495 | 14 (12–16) | 1,335 | 7 | 12 (10–14) | 13 (9–17) | 0 |
| Central Boston | 19,332 | 677 | 9 (8–10) | 2,547 | 13 | 9 (8–10) | 8 (7–10) | 0 |
| Newton (459/467) | 23,042 | 536 | 6 (5–7) | 3,274 | 14 | 5 (4–6) | 6 (5–7) | 0 |
| Newton (460/465) | 15,927 | 289 | 7 (6–8) | 1,281 | 8 | 6 (5–8) | 8 (5–10) | 1 |
| Newton (458) | 9,783 | 148 | 7 (6–9) | 1,019 | 10 | 8 (6–9) | 8 (6–11) | 1 |
| Newton (461/464/468) | 11,299 | 223 | 5 (4–6) | 1,036 | 9 | 7 (5–8) | 7 (5–9) | 2 |
| Roslindale | 24,474 | 905 | 13 (11–14) | 3,375 | 14 | 14 (13–15) | 15 (14–17) | 3 |
| Hyde Park | 20,911 | 774 | 15 (13–17) | 3,182 | 15 | 15 (14–16) | 18 (16–20) | 3 |
| Jamaica Plain | 38,146 | 1,402 | 11 (10–13) | 5,665 | 15 | 14 (13–15) | 15 (13–16) | 4 |
| Charlestown | 12,371 | 543 | 12 (11–14) | 4,015 | 32 | 19 (17–20) | 18 (16–20) | 6 |
| Total or average | 877,943 | 20,475 | 13 | 77,529 | 10 | 11 | 11 | −2 |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
Numbers following community names represent zip codes, which have a leading “02” omitted.
Adult population estimates derived from the 2000 US Census.
Population-based estimates derived from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
Market share was calculated by dividing the number of Practice-Based Research Network patients by the census population aged 18 years or older in that neighborhood.
Crude smoking prevalence was calculated by dividing the number of smokers by the total number of patients in each neighborhood.
Standardized smoking prevalence was calculated by standardizing the age, sex, and race/ethnicity of Practice Based Research Network patients according to the neighborhood makeup according to the 2000 Census.