Table 1.
Characteristics of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Participants by Tobacco Use Status: United States 1999-2012
| Characteristics | N | Non-Tobacco Users | Exclusive Smokeless tobacco users | Exclusive Cigarette Smokers | Dual Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Users |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N=16313) | (N=488) | (N=6791) | (N=92) | ||
| Age | 23684 | 45.9 (45.3, 46.5)* | 44.2 (42.7, 45.7) | 42.0 (41.5, 42.4) | 33.1 (30.3, 35.8) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 10571 | 40.1% (39.2%-41.0%) | 94.7% (92.1%-97.2%) | 53.9% (52.5%-55.4%) | 99.4% (98.6%-100.0%) |
| Female | 13113 | 59.9% (59.0%-60.8%) | 5.3% (2.8%-7.9%) | 46.1% (44.6%-47.5%) | 0.6% (0.0%-1.4%) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| Mexican -American | 4583 | 9.0% (7.6%-10.3%) | 2.5% (1.3%-3.7%) | 6.8% (5.6%-8.0%) | 2.1% (0.0%-4.2%) |
| Other Hispanic | 1765 | 5.9% (4.7%-7.2%) | 0.7% (0.0%-1.5%) | 4.9% (3.4%-6.4%) | 1.4% (0.0%-4.3%) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 10780 | 66.8% (64.2%-69.4%) | 88.7% (85.3%-92.1%) | 70.8%(67.90%-73.7%) | 94.2% (90.1%-98.2%) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 5095 | 11.7% (10.3%-13.2%) | 5.7% (3.5%-7.8%) | 12.3% (10.7%-13.9%) | 1.1% (0.0%-2.4%) |
| Other | 1461 | 6.6% (5.7%-7.4%) | 2.5% (0.9%-4.1%) | 5.1% (4.2%-6.0%) | 1.2% (0.0%-3.3%) |
| Education | |||||
| < High School Graduate | 6936 | 15.4% (14.4%-16.4%) | 20.3% (15.9%-24.6%) | 27.7% (26.1%-29.3%) | 15.1% (7.6%-22.6%) |
| High School Graduate | 5587 | 21.1% (20.1%-22.2%) | 34.2% (28.8%-39.7%) | 31.5% (30.0%-32.9%) | 42.7% (30.0%-55.4%) |
| > High School Graduate | 11134 | 63.5% (62.0%-65.0%) | 45.5% (40.0%-51.0%) | 40.9% (39.0%-42.8%) | 42.3% (30.6%-54.0%) |
| Body Mass Index (BMI), kg/m2 | 23311 | 28.7 (28.5, 28.8) | 30.0 (29.3, 30.8) | 27.5 (27.3, 27.6) | 26.7 (25.5, 27.9) |
| Past Five Day Cigarette/Smokeless Tobacco Use | |||||
| # of Days Smoked Cigarettes | 4.6 (4.6, 4.6) | 4.2 (3.9, 5.6) | |||
| # of Cigarettes Smoked per Day on Days Smoking Cigarettes | 14.8 (14.4, 15.3) | 11.9 (8.6, 15.2) | |||
| # of Days Used Chewing Tobacco | 4.2 (4.1-4.4) | 3.7 (3.3-4.2) | |||
| # of Days Used Snuff | 4.3 (4.1-4.5) | 3.5 (3.0, 4.0) |
95% confidence intervals for means and percentages are shown in parentheses.
Note: Non-tobacco users reported not having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lives and not having used cigarettes, chewing tobacco, or snuff in the past five days.
Smokeless tobacco users reported having used chewing tobacco or snuff in the past five days and currently not smoking cigarettes at all.
Cigarette smokers reported having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lives and currently smoking every day or some days and not having used chewing tobacco of snuff in the past five days.
Dual cigarette and smokeless tobacco users reported having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lives, currently smoking every day or some days, and having used chewing tobacco or snuff in the past five days
Survey participants were excluded from each group if they reported having used pipes, cigars, or nicotine gum, patches, or other nicotine products in the past five days