Table 2. Prevalence of Disadvantages and Smoking Status Stratified by Disadvantage Status Collapsed Across Survey Years, 2008 to 2017.
| Variable | Prevalence of Disadvantage, No. (Column %)a | Prevalence of Smoking Stratified by Disadvantage Status, %a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never Smoker | Former Smoker | Current Smoker | ||
| Cumulative Disadvantage Indexb | ||||
| 0 Disadvantages | 152 174 (65.1) | 61.8 | 24.4 | 13.8 |
| 1 Disadvantage | 51 542 (20.5) | 50.3 | 28.3 | 21.4 |
| 2 Disadvantages | 22 558 (8.5) | 46.8 | 26.6 | 26.6 |
| 3 Disadvantages | 10 121 (3.9) | 40.0 | 24.9 | 35.1 |
| 4 Disadvantages | 4433 (1.6) | 32.5 | 21.9 | 45.7 |
| 5 Or 6 disadvantages | 968 (0.4) | 24.0 | 17.8 | 58.2 |
| Difference in Prevalence (95% CI) | ||||
| 1 vs 0 Disadvantages | NA | −11.5 (−12.2 to −10.8) | 3.9 (3.3 to 4.5) | 7.6 (7.1 to 8.1) |
| 2 vs 0 Disadvantages | NA | −15.0 (−15.9 to −14.1) | 2.2 (1.4 to 2.9) | 12.9 (12.1 to 13.6) |
| 3 vs 0 Disadvantages | NA | −21.8 (−23.0 to −20.7) | 0.5 (−0.5 to 1.5) | 21.3 (20.1 to 22.5) |
| 4 vs 0 Disadvantages | NA | −29.3 (−31.1 to −27.6) | −2.6 (−4.1 to −1.1) | 31.9 (30.1 to 33.7) |
| 5 Or 6 vs 0 disadvantages | NA | −37.8 (−40.7 to −34.9) | −6.7 (−9.4 to −3.9) | 44.4 (40.7 to 48.2) |
| Individual Forms of Disadvantagec | ||||
| Unemployed | ||||
| Yes | 21 910 (7.7) | 38.8 | 25.6 | 35.6 |
| No | 248 315 (92.3) | 58.3 | 25.4 | 16.4 |
| Difference in prevalence (95% CI) | NA | −19.5 (−20.3 to −18.7) | 0.2 (−0.5 to 0.9) | 19.3 (18.5 to 20.1) |
| Poverty | ||||
| Yes | 38 160 (13.1) | 49.4 | 18.8 | 31.8 |
| No | 219 596 (86.9) | 57.5 | 26.0 | 16.5 |
| Difference in prevalence (95% CI) | NA | −8.1 (−8.9 to −7.3) | −7.2 (−7.8 to −6.7) | 15.3 (14.7 to 16.0) |
| Low education | ||||
| Yes | 42 195 (13.3) | 50.1 | 24.7 | 25.2 |
| No | 234 555 (86.7) | 57.6 | 25.3 | 17.1 |
| Difference in prevalence (95% CI) | NA | −7.5 (−8.3 to −6.8) | −0.6 (−1.2 to 0.0) | 8.1 (7.5 to 8.7) |
| Disability/limitationd | ||||
| Yes | 56 296 (20.0) | 44.2 | 31.8 | 24.0 |
| No | 221 592 (80.0) | 59.8 | 23.5 | 16.7 |
| Difference in prevalence (95% CI) | NA | −15.6 (−16.1 to −15.0) | 8.3 (7.8 to 8.8) | 7.3 (6.8 to 7.8) |
| Serious psychological distress | ||||
| Yes | 10 352 (3.7) | 36.8 | 21.4 | 41.7 |
| No | 261 451 (96.3) | 57.3 | 25.4 | 17.3 |
| Difference in prevalence (95% CI) | NA | −20.5 (−21.6 to −19.4) | −3.9 (−4.9 to −3.0) | 24.4 (23.3 to 25.5) |
| Heavy drinking | ||||
| Yes | 6744 (2.6) | 27.1 | 24.0 | 48.9 |
| No | 266 439 (97.4) | 57.6 | 25.3 | 17.2 |
| Difference in prevalence (95% CI) | NA | −30.5 (−31.8 to −29.1) | −1.3 (−2.4 to −0.1) | 31.7 (30.3 to 33.2) |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
a
Weighted to the US population. Differences in prevalence estimates were calculated using data to the hundredths decimal and may not equal differences in presented prevalence in the table because presented values are rounded to tenth place.
b
Total number of the following disadvantages faced: unemployed, poverty, low education, disability/limitation, serious psychological distress, and heavy drinking.
c
The Methods section gives the operational definition of each form of disadvantage.
d
The eMethods in the Supplement describes disability/limitation.