Table 1.
Past-year Prevalence of Tobacco Use/Disorder by Age (Years) and Sexual Identity
| Variable | Women | Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesbian % (SE) |
Bisexual % (SE) |
Heterosexual % (SE) |
Gay % (SE) |
Bisexual % (SE) |
Heterosexual % (SE) |
|
| Sample size by age | ||||||
| Total | n=265 | n=422 | n=19,454 | n=321 | n=144 | n=15,190 |
| 18–34 | n=131 | n=292 | n=6,037 | n=116 | n=59 | n=4,962 |
| 35–54 | n=91 | n=100 | n=7,030 | n=135 | n=46 | n=5,572 |
| >55 | n=43 | n=30 | n=6,387 | n=70 | n=39 | n=4,656 |
| Any nicotine/tobacco usea | ||||||
| Total | 36.7 (0.04) | 45.7 (0.03) | 20.9 (0.01) | 37.0 (0.03) | 50.0 (0.05) | 32.9 (0.01) |
| 18–34 (ref)b | 46.9 (0.05) | 47.8 (0.04) | 25.4 (0.01) | 42.4 (0.05) | 58.8 (0.08) | 38.3 (0.01) |
| 35–54 | 37.0 (0.06) | 41.5 (0.08) | 24.1 (0.01) | 42.2 (0.05) | 39.0 (0.08) | 36.1 (0.01) |
| >55 | 13.0 (0.06)*** | 37.1 (0.09) | 14.2 (0.01)*** | 20.9 (0.05)* | 45.8 (0.10) | 24.3 (0.01)*** |
| Cigarette smoking | ||||||
| Total | 35.3 (0.04) | 44.9 (0.03) | 20.2 (0.01) | 35.7 (0.03) | 45.2 (0.06) | 26.0 (0.01) |
| 18–34 (ref)b | 45.1 (0.05) | 47.3 (0.04) | 24.6 (0.01) | 40.9 (0.05) | 53.2 (0.08) | 31.7 (0.01) |
| 35–54 | 35.4 (0.06) | 39.5 (0.08) | 23.5 (0.01) | 41.9 (0.05) | 31.8 (0.07)* | 28.2 (0.01)*** |
| >55 | 13.0 (0.06)** | 37.1 (0.09) | 13.3 (0.01)*** | 18.0 (0.05)** | 45.8 (0.10) | 18.3 (0.01)*** |
| DSM-5 tobacco use disorder | ||||||
| Total | 27.3 (0.03) | 36.3 (0.03) | 16.4 (0.004) | 30.0 (0.04) | 40.8 (0.06) | 23.0 (0.01) |
| 18–34 (ref)b | 32.6 (0.05) | 36.8 (0.04) | 19.6 (0.01) | 35.9 (0.05) | 51.0 (0.08) | 27.4 (0.01) |
| 35–54 | 31.3 (0.06) | 36.3 (0.07) | 19.4 (0.01) | 32.8 (0.05) | 30.7 (0.07)* | 25.7 (0.01) |
| >55 | 8.5 (0.05)* | 31.1 (0.08) | 10.9 (0.01)*** | 16.8 (0.05)* | 32.6 (0.09) | 15.9 (0.01)*** |
Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001).
a
Any nicotine/tobacco use refers to cigarette smoking, cigars, pipe, chewing tobacco, and e-cigarettes.
b
All comparisons within different sexual identities are made to the 18–34 years age group as the reference group.
Source: 2012–2013 NESARC-III, household interviews with civilian noninstitutionalized U.S. adults aged 18 years and older.
NESARC, National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions