Table 2.
Prevalence and adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) of population smoking cessation among recent smokersa, National Health Interview Survey, 2014–2015
| GROUP 1b n=15,532 |
GROUP 2c n=9,483 |
GROUP 3d n=13,381 |
GROUP 4e n=8,280 |
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| Prevalence (95% CI) | aPR (95% CI) | Prevalence (95% CI) | aPR (95% CI) | Prevalence (95% CI) | aPR (95% CI) | Prevalence (95% CI) | aPR (95% CI) | |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 24.9 (23.6, 26.2) | 0.97 (0.92, 1.03) | 41.1 (39.2, 42.9) | 1.01 (0.95, 1.08) | 26.9 (25.4, 28.3) | 1.00 (0.94, 1.06) | 43.4 (41.4, 45.4) | 1.04 (0.97, 1.01) |
| Female | 25.5 (24.0, 27.0) | 1.00 (ref) | 40.4 (38.1, 42.7) | 1.00 (ref) | 26.3 (24.7, 27.9) | 1.00 (ref) | 41.6 (39.3, 43.9) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Age group | ||||||||
| 18–24 | 25.9 (22.1, 29.6) | 1.21 (1.01, 1.44) | 37.2 (32.0, 42.5) | 1.04 (0.84, 1.28) | 29.3 (24.7, 33.8) | 1.27 (1.04, 1.56) | 41.1 (35.0, 47.2) | 1.08 (0.84, 1.38) |
| 25–34 | 30.0 (28.1, 31.8) | 1.34 (1.20, 1.50) | 44.8 (42.2, 47.4) | 1.25 (1.10, 1.41) | 32.0 (29.9, 34.1) | 1.34 (1.19, 1.51) | 47.3 (44.4, 50.3) | 1.26 (1.10, 1.45) |
| 35–44 | 25.1 (23.0, 27.3) | 0.94 (0.84, 1.05) | 39.2 (36.2, 42.2) | 0.88 (0.77, 0.99) | 26.7 (24.4, 29.1) | 0.94 (0.84, 1.05) | 40.8 (37.7, 43.9) | 0.88 (0.77, 1.00) |
| 45–64 | 21.6 (20.1, 23.1) | 0.77 (0.70, 0.85) | 37.9 (35.7, 40.2) | 0.84 (0.75, 0.94) | 22.3 (20.7, 23.8) | 0.74 (0.67, 0.82) | 38.6 (36.3, 40.9) | 0.81 (0.72, 0.91) |
| 65+ | 26.4 (23.6, 29.2) | 1.00 (ref) | 48.7 (44.7, 52.7) | 1.00 (ref) | 27.5 (24.5, 30.5) | 1.00 (ref) | 49.7 (45.5, 53.9) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 25.4 (24.1, 26.7) | 1.00 (ref) | 41.9 (39.9, 43.9) | 1.00 (ref) | 26.6 (25.2, 28.0) | 1.00 (ref) | 43.5 (41.4, 45.7) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 18.4 (16.2, 20.6) | 0.62 (0.52, 0.74) | 29.0 (25.8, 32.1) | 0.48 (0.40, 0.58) | 20.5 (18.1, 22.9) | 0.67 (0.56, 0.80) | 31.2 (27.9, 34.4) | 0.51 (0.42, 0.62) |
| Hispanic | 29.1 (26.5, 31.8) | 1.28 (1.09, 1.51) | 44.4 (40.9, 47.9) | 1.15 (0.96, 1.39) | 30.6 (27.7, 33.5) | 1.29 (1.09, 1.54) | 46.4 (42.7, 50.1) | 1.15 (0.95, 1.41) |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 29.4 (24.7, 34.2) | 1.00 (0.79, 1.28) | 45.2 (38.9, 51.4) | 0.89 (0.67, 1.19) | 31.0 (25.9, 36.2) | 1.00 (0.77, 1.30) | 46.7 (40.0, 53.3) | 0.88 (0.65, 1.19) |
| Educational attainment | ||||||||
| Less than high school | 18.6 (16.6, 20.7) | 1.00 (ref) | 33.3 (30.1, 36.5) | 1.00 (ref) | 19.7 (17.5, 21.8) | 1.00 (ref) | 35.1 (31.8, 38.5) | 1.00 (ref) |
| High school | 21.7 (20.1, 23.3) | 1.24 (1.04, 1.47) | 36.5 (33.9, 39.1) | 1.22 (1.00, 1.50) | 23.2 (21.5, 24.9) | 1.23 (1.03, 1.48) | 38.3 (35.7, 41.0) | 1.18 (0.95, 1.46) |
| Some college | 27.5 (25.7, 29.3) | 1.67 (1.40, 1.99) | 42.5 (39.9, 45.1) | 1.61 (1.31, 1.97) | 28.8 (27.0, 30.6) | 1.63 (1.36, 1.95) | 43.8 (41.2, 46.5) | 1.53 (1.25, 1.88) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 36.1 (33.4, 38.8) | 2.25 (1.85, 2.74) | 53.4 (50.1, 56.8) | 2.25 (1.79, 2.82) | 37.8 (34.9, 40.8) | 2.28 (1.86, 2.79) | 55.3 (51.7, 59.0) | 2.24 (1.76, 2.84) |
| Region | ||||||||
| Northeast | 24.9 (22.3, 27.5) | 1.00 (ref) | 39.4 (35.8, 43.0) | 1.00 (ref) | 26.0 (23.3, 28.6) | 1.00 (ref) | 40.7 (36.9, 44.6) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Midwest | 23.1 (21.1, 25.0) | 0.95 (0.80, 1.14) | 38.1 (34.8, 41.5) | 0.99 (0.80, 1.23) | 24.1 (22.0, 26.3) | 0.96 (0.79, 1.16) | 39.6 (36.1, 43.1) | 1.00 (0.79, 1.26) |
| South | 25.1 (23.6, 26.6) | 1.15 (0.98, 1.35) | 41.1 (39.0, 43.2) | 1.27 (1.05, 1.52) | 26.7 (25.1, 28.3) | 1.17 (0.99, 1.39) | 42.8 (40.5, 45.1) | 1.29 (1.06, 1.57) |
| West | 28.5 (26.3, 30.7) | 1.24 (1.04, 1.48) | 44.8 (42.3, 47.4) | 1.37 (1.13, 1.67) | 30.3 (27.9, 32.7) | 1.26 (1.04, 1.53) | 47.1 (44.4, 49.9) | 1.40 (1.13, 1.73) |
| Health insurance | ||||||||
| Yes | 27.0 (25.8, 28.2) | 1.75 (1.50, 2.04) | 42.9 (41.2, 44.7) | 1.65 (1.39, 1.96) | 28.4 (27.2, 29.7) | 1.79 (1.52, 2.11) | 44.5 (42.7, 46.4) | 1.65 (1.38, 1.98) |
| No | 17.4 (15.5, 19.3) | 1.00 (ref) | 30.8 (27.8, 33.8) | 1.00 (ref) | 18.5 (16.5, 20.6) | 1.00 (ref) | 32.6 (29.4, 35.8) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Serious psychological distressf | ||||||||
| Yes | 14.3 (11.6, 17.0) | 0.54 (0.42, 0.69) | 24.5 (20.1, 28.9) | 0.51 (0.40, 0.66) | 16.1 (12.8, 19.3) | 0.56 (0.43, 0.73) | 27.1 (22.0, 32.2) | 0.54 (0.41, 0.70) |
| No | 26.2 (25.1, 27.2) | 1.00 (ref) | 42.2 (40.6, 43.8) | 1.00 (ref) | 27.6 (26.4, 28.7) | 1.00 (ref) | 43.9 (42.2, 45.5) | 1.00 (ref) |
| E-cigarette use | ||||||||
| Daily | 52.2 (47.3, 57.2) | 3.18 (2.67, 3.79) | 60.3 (54.8, 65.7) | 2.43 (1.99, 2.95) | 55.7 (50.2, 61.2) | 3.36 (2.79, 4.04) | 62.9 (57.0, 68.8) | 2.54 (2.06, 3.12) |
| Some day | 12.1 (9.5, 14.6) | 0.38 (0.32, 0.47) | 19.0 (15.3, 22.6) | 0.36 (0.29, 0.44) | 13.6 (10.6, 16.5) | 0.41 (0.33, 0.50) | 20.9 (16.6, 25.1) | 0.37 (0.30, 0.46) |
| Former trierg | 20.2 (18.5, 21.8) | 0.67 (0.61, 0.75) | 32.3 (29.8, 34.8) | 0.72 (0.64, 0.81) | 21.6 (19.7, 23.4) | 0.66 (0.58, 0.74) | 34.1 (31.3, 36.8) | 0.71 (0.62, 0.80) |
| Never | 28.2 (26.7, 29.6) | 1.00 (ref) | 48.3 (46.1, 50.4) | 1.00 (ref) | 28.9 (27.4, 30.4) | 1.00 (ref) | 48.8 (46.6, 51.1) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Year | ||||||||
| 2014 | 22.6 (21.3, 23.9) | 1.00 (ref) | 37.5 (35.5, 39.6) | 1.00 (ref) | 24.1 (22.6, 25.6) | 1.00 (ref) | 39.4 (37.1, 41.6) | 1.00 (ref) |
| 2015 | 27.8 (26.3, 29.2) | 1.36 (1.22, 1.52) | 43.9 (42.0, 45.8) | 1.37 (1.22, 1.55) | 28.9 (27.4, 30.4) | 1.33 (1.19, 1.49) | 45.3 (43.3, 47.3) | 1.36 (1.19, 1.55) |
| Overall | 25.2 (24.2, 26.1) | 40.8 (39.3, 42.2) | 26.6 (25.5, 27.6) | 42.5 (40.9, 44.0) | ||||
a
”Recent smokers”: current smokers and former smokers who quit since 2010;
b
No sample restrictions;
c
First restriction: includes former smokers and current smokers who made a past-year quit attempt;
d
Second restriction: includes former smokers and current smokers who do not currently use any of the following tobacco products: smokeless tobacco, cigars, little cigars, cigarillos, pipes, or hookah;
e
Third restriction: includes former smokers and current smokers who have made a past-year quit attempt and are not currently using other tobacco products;
f
measured by a score of 13 or greater on the Kessler 6 (K6) nonspecific distress scale;
g
Ever tried but not currenly using e-cigarettes;
Bold values represent statistical significance