Table 1.

Sample characteristics of the smokers, percentages are based on the population count; 2010–2011 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey, U.S.

Characteristic	NHW, NHB, and HISP smokers		AIAN, ASIAN, HPI, and MULT smokers
	Sample size	Percent (%)	Sample size	Percent (%)
Age
18–24	1664	13.6	133	15.2
25–44	7665	39.2	571	48.5
45–64	8295	39.5	425	30.7
65 +	1849	7.8	91	5.6
Gender
Male	9497	53.6	664	59.3
Female	9976	46.4	556	40.7
Highest level of education
Less than high school	3118	17.3	191	13.8
High school (or equivalent)	7886	40.0	410	32.0
Some college or a bachelor's degree	7875	39.9	555	47.6
Graduate degree	594	2.7	64	6.5
Region
Northeast	3804	17.0	145	14.1
Midwest	5414	26.2	267	17.3
South	6762	40.6	254	27.8
West	3493	16.2	554	40.8
Metropolitan status
Metropolitan	14,463	80.5	863	83.3
Non-metropolitan	5010	19.5	357	16.7
Survey mode
Phone	11,403	56.2	665	52.1
In-person	8070	43.8	555	47.9
Daily smoking
Daily smoker	15,816	80.5	958	74.7
Non-daily smoker	3657	19.5	262	25.3
Duration of the longest quit attempt (past 12 months)
No quit attempt	12,235	63.6	456	59.2
From 1 to 7 days	3827	18.9	151	21.1
Longer than 7 days	3411	17.5	149	19.7
Doctor's advice to quit smoking (past 12 months)
Got an advice	10,981	53.5	625	50.4
Did not get an advice	8492	46.5	595	49.6
Sample size and population count	19,473	26,127,882	1220	1,425,421