Table 1. Adult US Smokers Who Visited a Health Care Provider and Received Advice to Quit, 2010 National Health Interview Survey .
| Characteristics | Weighted % in Sample (n = 3,612a) | Prevalence of Receiving Advice (95% CI) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 100 | 54.4 (52.4–56.4) | NSb |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 47.4 | 52.1 (49.2–54.9) | .0230 |
| Female | 52.6 | 56.5 (53.8–59.2) | |
| Age, y | |||
| 18–24 | 12.2 | 38.6 (32.9–44.6) | <.0001 |
| 25–44 | 38.3 | 50.8 (47.6–54.1) | |
| 45–64 | 39.5 | 61.2 (58.3–64.0 | |
| ≥65 | 10.1 | 60.7 (55.6–65.6) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 76.2 | 56.6 (54.2–59.0) | <.0001 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 12.5 | 49.7 (45.1–54.4) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.1 | 41.0 (35.5–46.7) | |
| Other races, non-Hispanic | 3.3 | 55.3 (44.1–65.9) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Never married | 22.1 | 46.5 (42.4 –50.7) | <.0001 |
| Married/living with partner | 56.9 | 56.1 (53.4–58.7) | |
| Divorced/widowed/separated | 21.1 | 58.4 (55.2–61.4) | |
| Geographic regionc | |||
| Northeast | 16.3 | 61.1 (55.7–66.2) | .0013 |
| Midwest | 27 | 57.5 (53.7–61.2) | |
| South | 38.9 | 50.6 (47.3–53.8) | |
| West | 17.8 | 52.0 (47.5–56.5) | |
| Education level | |||
| Less than high school | 18.1 | 56.2 (51.8–62.6) | NS |
| High school graduate | 28 | 52.5 (48.4–56.6) | |
| GED | 6.7 | 56.8 (49.2–64.0) | |
| Some college | 33.5 | 55.1 (52.0–58.2) | |
| College grad or higher | 13.7 | 53.8 (48.6–58.9) | |
| Health insurance type | |||
| Any Medicaid | 14.2 | 58.0 (53.3–62.6) | <.0001 |
| Medicare, no Medicaid | 12 | 64.0 (59.1–68.7) | |
| Any other insurance | 52.5 | 56.6 (53.7–59.5) | |
| Uninsured | 21.3 | 41.5 (37.1–46.0) | |
| Poverty status | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.8 | 50.8 (46.4–55.1) | NS |
| Above poverty line | 75.1 | 55.7 (53.3–58.1) | |
| Missing data | 7.2 | 50.1 (42.0–58.2) | |
| Any quit attempts in previous 12 months | |||
| Yes | 47.9 | 57.4 (54.7–60.1) | .0023 |
| No | 52.1 | 51.7 (48.8–54.5) | |
| Tobacco consumption | |||
| Some days | 21 | 36.6 (32.5–40.9) | <.0001 |
| 1-10 CPD | 36.3 | 54.6 (51.4–57.8) | |
| 11 or higher CPD | 42.7 | 63.1 (60.1–66.1) | |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; NS, not significant; GED, general educational development; CPD, cigarettes per day.
Not all participants answered all questions; some percentages may not total 100.
Some P values are missing because they were not statistically significant.
Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.