Table 2.
Smoking behavior and cotinine categories of U.S. adult population by race (National Health Interview Survey, 1999–2002, N = 5864).
| Whites (N = 3328) |
Blacks (N = 1061) |
Mexican American (N = 1474) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoked at least 100 cigarettes in life | 52.56 (49.06–56.06) | 43.62 (39.13–48.12) | 42.52 (38.43–46.60) |
| Smoking status | |||
| Never | 47.43 (43.93–50.93) | 56.37 (51.87–60.86) | 57.47 (53.39–61.56) |
| Past | 27.69 (24.94–30.45) | 14.92 (12.11–17.73) | 21.23 (19.34–23.12) |
| Current | 24.86 (22.04–27.68) | 28.70 (24.64–32.75) | 21.28 (17.34–25.22) |
| Cigarettes per daya | 19.45 (18.4–20.49) | 12.68 (11.11–14.24) | 9.42 (8.04–10.80) |
| Filter type | |||
| Mentholated | 14.78 (11.24–18.32) | 78.78 (72.38–85.19) | 10.06 (05.32–14.81) |
| Nicotine contenta | 0.84 (0.81–0.87) | 1.08 (1.05–1.11) | 0.94 (0.91–0.97) |
| Tar contenta | 11.36 (10.90–11.82) | 14.81(14.29–15.32) | 12.71(12.19–13.23) |
| Someone smokes at home (never smokers) | 24.89 (20.43–29.36) | 27.65 (18.64–36.65) | 15.44 (07.69–23.19) |
| Cotinine category 1 | |||
| 0–0.049 ng/ml | 42.78 (38.17–47.39) | 21.30 (17.28–25.32) | 46.54 (39.48–53.59) |
| 0.05–2.99 ng/ml | 27.27 (24.01–30.53) | 40.92 (37.19–44.66) | 31.84 (27.27–36.41) |
| ≥3 ng/ml | 29.93 (26.83–33.04) | 37.76 (32.69–42.84) | 21.61 (17.33–25.89) |
| Cotinine category 2 | |||
| 0–9.99 ng/ml | 71.59 (68.38–74.81) | 65.11 (60.53–69.69) | 80.72 (76.59–84.85) |
| ≥10 ng/ml | 28.41(25.18–31.61) | 34.89 (30.30–39.46) | 19.28 (15.14–23.40) |
Analyses were performed with adjustment for sample weights and design effects.
Data represent percentages (95% confidence interval), except where noted.
a
Mean (95% confidence interval).