Table 1.
Characteristics of never-smoking adults aged 18 years or older in Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi, BRFSS 2011
| Number | Percentage (95% Cl) | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 17 863 | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 4608 | 42.3 (40.8 to 43.8) |
| Female | 13 255 | 57.7 (56.3 to 59.2) |
| Age (years) | ||
| 18–24 | 592 | 18.4 (16.9 to 20.0) |
| 25–44 | 3418 | 33.9 (32.6 to 35.3) |
| 45–64 | 7160 | 31.1 (30.0 to 32.3) |
| >65 | 6519 | 16.5 (15.9 to 17.2) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| white, Non-Hispanic | 12 997 | 74.5 (73.3 to 75.7) |
| black, Non-Hispanic | 3866 | 21.2 (20.1 to 22.4) |
| Hispanic | 353 | 2.8 (2.3 to 3.4) |
| other, Non-Hispanic | 171 | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.0) |
| Annual household income | ||
| <$25 000 | 4938 | 30.9 (29.5 to 32.4) |
| $25 000-S49 999 | 3556 | 24.2 (22.9 to 25.5) |
| $50 000-S74 999 | 2018 | 16.0 (14.8 to 17.1) |
| >$75 000 | 3365 | 29.0 (27.6 to 30.4) |
| Health insurance status | ||
| Yes | 15 894 | 84.9 (83.8 to 86.0) |
| No | 1915 | 15.1 (14.0 to 16.3) |
| Adult current asthma | ||
| Yes | 1378 | 7.4 (6.7 to 8.2) |
| No | 16 392 | 92.6 (91.8 to 93.4) |
| Voluntary smoke-free rules in vehicle* | ||
| Yes | 13 918 | 82.1 (80.8 to 83.4) |
| No | 2201 | 17.9 (16.6 to 19.2) |
| Ride in a vehicle where someone was smoking (past 7 days)† | ||
| Yes | 1347 | 12.3 (11.2 to 13.5) |
| No | 15157 | 87.7 (86.5 to 88.8) |
| Breathe smoke in home (past 7 days)‡ | ||
| Yes | 979 | 8.7 (7.8 to 9.7) |
| No | 15 532 | 91.3 (90.3 to 92.2) |
| Breathe smoke at work or in an indoor public place (past 7 days)§ | ||
| Yes | 3206 | 41.0(39.1 to 42.9) |
| No | 5241 | 59.0 (57.1 to 60.9) |
Percentages are weighted.
Defined as a response of ‘never allowed in any vehicle’ to the question, “Not counting motorcycles, in the vehicles that you or your family members who live with you own or lease, is smoking....?”
Defined as a response of 1–7 days to the question, “During the past 7 days, on how many days did you ride in a vehicle where someone other than you was smoking tobacco?”
Defined as a response of 1–7 days to the question, “Not counting decks, porches, or garages, during the past 7 days, on how many days did someone other than you smoke tobacco inside your home while you were at home?”
Defined as a response of 1–7 days to the question, “How many days did you breathe the smoke at your workplace from someone other than you who was smoking tobacco?”, and “Not counting the number of times while you were at work, during the past 7 days, on how many days did you breathe the smoke from someone else who was smoking in an indoor public place?”
BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.