Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the analytic sample by sex and smoking status, U.S. adults ages 35+ years
| Female | Male | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Current Smoker | Former Smoker | Never Smoker | Current Smoker | Former Smoker | Never Smoker |
| Age (Years, Mean) | 52.2 (52.1, 52.4) | 59.4 (59.2, 59.6) | 57.0 (56.9, 57.2) | 51.3 (51.2, 51.4) | 60.7 (60.5, 60.8) | 52.0 (51.8, 52.1) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Hispanic | 14.7 (14.0, 15.3) | 13.5 (12.9, 14.0) | 71.9 (71.0, 72.7) | 24.2 (23.5, 24.9) | 23.9 (23.1, 24.7) | 51.9 (51.0, 52.8) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 23.7 (23.0, 24.4) | 14.0 (13.5, 14.6) | 62.2 (61.4, 63.1) | 31.9 (31.0, 32.8) | 21.5 (20.7, 22.2) | 46.6 (45.6, 57.6) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 22.6 (22.3, 22.9) | 23.2 (22.8, 23.5) | 54.2 (53.8, 54.6) | 25.5 (25.2, 25.9) | 33.2 (32.9, 33.6) | 41.2 (40.8, 41.6) |
| Educational Attainment | ||||||
| Less than high school | 26.3 (25.7, 26.8) | 17.7 (17.3, 18.2) | 56.0 (55.3, 56.7) | 35.7 (35.0, 36.4) | 33.6 (32.9, 34.2) | 30.7 (30.1, 31.4) |
| 2002High school diploma | 26.4 (25.9, 26.8) | 20.8 (20.4, 21.2) | 52.8 (52.2, 53.4) | 32.8 (32.3, 33.3) | 31.1 (30.5, 31.6) | 36.1 (35.6, 36.7) |
| Some college | 22.0 (21.6, 22.5) | 23.3 (22.9, 23.8) | 54.6 (54.1, 55.2) | 26.1 (25.5, 26.6) | 31.3 (30.8, 31.9) | 42.6 (42.0, 43.3) |
| College graduate | 11.8 (11.4, 12.2) | 22.6 (22.1, 23.1) | 65.6 (65.1, 66.2) | 12.7 (12.3, 13.1) | 30.1 (29.5, 30.7) | 57.2 (56.6, 57.8) |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Married | 19.4 (19.1, 19.7) | 22.3 (21.9, 22.6) | 58.3 (57.9, 58.8) | 22.5 (22.2, 22.9) | 34.5 (34.1, 34.9) | 43.0 (42.5, 43.4) |
| Widowed | 15.0 (14.6, 15.5) | 23.7 (23.1, 24.3) | 61.3 (60.6, 62.0) | 19.4 (18.3, 20.5) | 48.7 (47.3, 50.1) | 31.9 (30.6, 33.2) |
| Divorced/separated | 32.8 (32.2, 33.5) | 21.1 (20.6, 21.7) | 46.0 (45.4, 46.7) | 39.7 (38.9, 40.5) | 27.3 (26.6, 28.0) | 33.0 (32.2, 33.8) |
| Never married | 27.6 (26.9, 28.3) | 14.6 (14.0, 15.2) | 57.8 (57.0, 58.5) | 31.5 (30.9, 32.2) | 17.9 (17.4, 18.4) | 50.6 (49.9, 51.3) |
| Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 21.5 (20.9, 22.2) | 24.6 (23.8, 25.3) | 53.9 (53.0, 54.8) | 23.8 (23.1, 24.4) | 33.2 (32.5, 34.0) | 43.0 (42.2, 43.8) |
| Midwest | 23.6 (23.1, 24.2) | 21.0 (20.5, 21.5) | 55.4 (54.7, 56.1) | 27.6 (27.0, 28.3) | 30.9 (30.3, 31.6) | 41.4 (40.9, 42.0) |
| South | 22.7 (22.2, 23.1) | 18.8 (18.3, 19.2) | 58.6 (57.9, 59.2) | 27.8 (27.3, 28.4) | 30.1 (29.6, 30.7) | 42.0 (41.4, 42.7) |
| West | 19.5 (18.9, 20.2) | 22.8 (22.3, 23.4) | 57.6 (56.8, 58.4) | 23.2 (22.4, 24.0) | 31.7 (31.0, 32.4) | 45.2 (44.3, 46.0) |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | ||||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 35.1 (33.6, 36.6) | 15.8 (14.8, 16.9) | 49.0 (47.5, 50.5) | 48.4 (43.9, 52.8) | 17.1 (13.8, 20.4) | 34.5 (30.4, 38.6) |
| Healthy weight (18.5‒24.9) | 24.1 (23.7, 24.5) | 20.7 (20.3, 21.1) | 55.2 (54.7, 55.7) | 31.7 (31.1, 32.3) | 26.1 (25.6, 26.6) | 42.2 (41.6, 42.8) |
| Overweight (25‒29.9) | 20.1 (19.7, 20.5) | 21.9 (21.5, 22.4) | 58.0 (57.5, 58.5) | 23.7 (23.3, 24.1) | 33.3 (32.8, 33.7) | 43.0 (42.6, 43.5) |
| Obese (30+) | 18.2 (17.8, 18.6) | 22.6 (22.1, 23.1) | 59.2 (58.6, 59.8) | 21.6 (21.1, 22.1) | 35.5 (34.9, 36.1) | 42.9 (42.3, 43.5) |
| Health Insurance Coverage | ||||||
| Uninsured | 35.1 (34.3, 35.9) | 14.4 (13.8, 14.9) | 50.5 (49.6, 51.4) | 44.0 (43.2, 44.8) | 18.0 (17.4, 18.6) | 38.0 (37.2, 38.8) |
| Insured | 20.5 (20.2, 20.8) | 22.1 (21.8, 22.4) | 57.4 (57.0, 57.8) | 23.4 (23.1, 23.7) | 33.2 (32.9, 33.6) | 43.4 (43.0, 43.8) |
| Cigarettes Smoked per Day | ||||||
| Less than 10 cigarettes | 23.3 (22.9, 23.8) | 18.8 (18.3, 19.2) | ||||
| 10‒19 cigarettes | 30.1 (29.5, 30.6) | 22.6 (22.2, 23.1) | ||||
| 20‒39 cigarettes | 41.2 (40.6, 41.8) | 47.3 (46.7, 47.8) | ||||
| 40+ cigarettes | 5.4 (5.1, 5.6) | 11.3 (10.9, 11.7) | ||||
| Years Since Cessationa | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 23.5 (23.0, 24.0) | 19.7 (19.3, 20.2) | ||||
| 5‒9 years | 16.1 (15.6, 16.5) | 13.7 (13.3, 14.1) | ||||
| 10‒19 years | 28.6 (28.1, 29.2) | 26.9 (26.3, 27.4) | ||||
| 20‒29 years | 18.7 (18.2, 19.2) | 21.6 (21.1, 22.1) | ||||
| 30+ years | 13.1 (12.7, 13.5) | 18.1 (17.7, 18.6) | ||||
| Deaths | 7,781 | 9,595 | 20,473 | 8,759 | 14,269 | 8,265 |
| Person-Years | 531,047 | 497,860 | 1,372,616 | 476,135 | 554,497 | 759,677 |
| Individuals | 54,945 | 49,380 | 152,833 | 52,425 | 56,536 | 90,681 |
Notes: Percentages and means are weighted and total deaths and person-years are unweighted. 95 % confidence intervals are listed in parentheses.
Source: 1990–2011 NHIS-LMF
a
Survey years 1991 and 1993 do not measure time since smoking cessation among former smokers.