TABLE 2.
Reach Ratios for Vulnerable Populations Covered by Any Flavor Policies and Strong Flavor Policies
| Characteristic | U.S. Population (%) |
Any Policy (%) |
Reach Ratio Any Policya [95% CI] |
Strong Policy (%) |
Reach Ratio Strong Policyb [95% CI] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| NH White | 62.0 | 46.2 | 0.745 [0.744, 0.746] | 48.6 | 0.784 [0.779, 0.789] |
| NH African Americanc | 12.3 | 17.1 | 1.390 [1.385, 1.394] | 10.8 | 0.882 [0.867, 0.897] |
| NH American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) | .07 | 0.2 | 0.363 [0.346, 0.381] | 0.4 | 0.654 [0.585, 0.722] |
| NH Asian | 5.2 | 11.4 | 2.205 [2.193, 2.218] | 19.2 | 3.726 [3.670, 3.783] |
| NH Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.553 [0.471, 0.635] | 0.3 | 1.707 [1.228, 2.191] |
| NH other race | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.830 [2.688, 2.973] | 0.4 | 1.768 [1.388, 2.139] |
| NH two or more races | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.985 [0.963, 1.008] | 4.1 | 1.809 [1.721, 1.898] |
| Hispanic | 17.3 | 22.3 | 1.285 [1.281, 1.289] | 16.2 | 0.935 [0.918, 0.952] |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 50.8 | 51.6 | 1.016 [1.015, 1.017] | 50.1 | 0.987 [0.983, 0.991] |
| Male | 49.2 | 48.4 | 0.983 [0.982, 0.984] | 49.9 | 1.013 [1.009, 1.018] |
| Age (years) | |||||
| <18 | 23.1 | 20.6 | 0.891 [0.888, 0.894] | 18.2 | 0.786 [0.775, 0.798] |
| 18-24 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 1.048 [1.042, 1.054] | 11.3 | 1.152 [1.128, 1.175] |
| 25+ | 67.1 | 69.1 | 1.031 [1.030, 1.031] | 70.5 | 1.051 [1.048, 1.055] |
| Education | |||||
| <High school | 13.1 | 14.9 | 1.133 [1.124, 1.140] | 11.8 | 0.899 [0.875, 0.922] |
| High school/GED | 27.8 | 23.2 | 0.833 [0.829, 0.838] | 15.7 | 0.564 [0.551, 0.577] |
| Some college | 31.3 | 25.5 | 0.816 [0.812, 0.820] | 26.7 | 0.854 [0.840, 0.868] |
| Bachelor’s degree or more | 27.7 | 36.4 | 1.312 [1.305, 1.319] | 45.8 | 1.650 [1.631, 1.670] |
| Household poverty | |||||
| <Federal poverty limit | 15.1 | 17.7 | 1.171 [1.159, 1.184] | 15.9 | 1.052 [1.021, 1.083] |
| At or above federal poverty limit | 84.9 | 82.3 | 0.969 [0.967, 0.972] | 84.1 | 0.991 [0.985, 0.997] |
| Same-sex householdd,e | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.73 [1.665, 1.799] | 1.2 | 2.967 [2.734, 3.202] |
NOTE: NH = non-Hispanics; CI = confidence interval.
Reach Ratio calculated as percentage of population covered by any flavor policy/percentage of U.S. population in each category.
Reach ratio calculated as percentage of population covered by strong flavor policy/percentage of U.S. population in each category.
Groups listed in bold are considered vulnerable populations that are subject to disparities in use of flavored tobacco products (FTPs).
Percentage calculated is the percentage of households, not percent of individuals.
Reach ratio calculated as partnered same-sex households (including married and unmarried male–male and female–female households)/total households covered by flavor policies divided by U.S. same-sex households/Total U.S. households. The American Community Survey does not provide information that would allow the calculation of opposite sex partnered households or total partnered households.