Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of 2265 ever smokers by Socioeconomic Status (SES), Alaska Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2012–2013.

Characteristic		Socioeconomic statusa		p value
		Low SES (N = 652)	High SES (N = 1613)
Smoking status	Current smoker	65%	32%	<.001
	Former smoker	35%	68%
Gender	Male	51%	59%	.02
	Female	49%	41%
Age	25–34	30%	25%	.31
	35–49	30%	32%
	50–64	40%	44%
Employment	Employed	63%	83%	<.001
	Unemployed	19%	4%
	Not in workforce	18%	13%
Children in household	None	44%	58%	<.001
	One or more	56%	42%
Marital status	Married	46%	65%	<.001
	Unmarried	25%	19%
	Divorced or separated	29%	16%
Urbanicity	Metro	73%	72%	.54
	Small town	14%	16%
	Rural	13%	12%
Race/Ethnicity	Hispanic	7%	4%	.03
	White, non-Hispanic	79%	88%
	Other, non-Hispanic	13%	8%

^aWeighted percents shown.