Table 3.
Predicted Probabilities (Shown in Percentages With 95% CI) of Stopping Smoking and Starting Smoking, by Gender and New Chronic Illness Reported in the Partnership, Health and Retirement Study (1992-2010).
| Smoking cessation among smokers |
Starting smoking among nonsmokers |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| New chronic illness in the partnership | ||||
| None reported | 15.3 (14.2, 16.3) | 13.1 (12.0, 14.3) | 1.5 (1.3, 1.6) | 0.9 (0.8, 1.0) |
| Respondent only | 33.1 (30.2, 35.9) | 24.3 (21.1, 27.6) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.1) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.3) |
| Spouse only | 12.3 (9.8, 14.8) | 16.1 (13.4, 18.8) | 1.5 (1.1, 1.9) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.1) |
| Both respondent and partner | 30.0 (22.5, 37.3) | 28.9 (21.2, 36.6) | 1.1 (0.4, 1.8) | 2.0 (1.0, 2.9) |