Table 4.
Young adult COVID-19 individual smoking-related medical vulnerability full sample, ages 18–25 years, rates and differences NHIS 2016–2018
| Past 30-day smoking, % (N) 95% CI | Past 30-day e-cigarette use, % (N) 95% CI | Past 30-day smoking cigar products, % (N) 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full sample | 10.9 (1,022) | 7.2 (623) | 4.5 (427) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 9.1 (457) | 5.2 (216) | 1.9 (92) |
| .6–.8∗∗a | .4–.7∗∗ | .2–.4∗∗ | |
| MaleRef | 12.6 (565) | 9.2 (407) | 7.1 (335) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| NH whiteRef | 13.7 (711) | 9.2 (449) | 4.8 (280) |
| NH black | 8.2 (95) | 2.8 (27) | 6.1 (54) |
| .4–.8∗∗ | -- | .9–1.9 | |
| Hispanic | 6.6 (123) | 4.8 (76) | 3.5 (59) |
| .3–.6∗∗ | .4–.7∗∗ | .5–1.2 | |
| NH Asian | 4.5 (34) | 5.5 (30) | 1.1 (11) |
| .2–.5∗∗ | -- | -- | |
| NH other | 14.3 (59) .7–1.7 |
10.0 (41) .7–1.8 |
5.5 (23) -- |
| Income category | |||
| <100% FPL | 12.7 (327) | 6.5 (193) | 5.4 (158) |
| 1.4–2.6∗∗ | .7–1.2 | 1.1–2.5 | |
| 100–<200% FPL | 14.2 (289) | 7.0 (147) | 5.0 (93) |
| 1.7–2.9∗∗ | .7–1.4 | 1.0–2.5 | |
| 200–<400% FPL | 10.7 (279) | 8.0 (169) | 4.6 (112) |
| 1.2–2.1∗ | .8–1.5 | .9–2.2 | |
| ≥400% FPLRef | 7.0 (127) | 7.1 (115) | 3.3 (64) |
| Insurance status | |||
| Full-year insuredRef | 9.2 (694) | 6.9 (476) | 4.2 (323) |
| Partial-year uninsured | 17.1 (164) | 9.4 (74) | 6.2 (56) |
| 1.6–2.6∗∗ | 1.0–1.9 | 1.1–2.2 | |
| Full-year uninsured | 20.0 (136) | 7.0 (48) | 5.6 (33) |
| 1.9–3.3∗∗ | .7–1.6 | .9–2.2 |
Ref indicates referent group.
Italicized estimates and % indicate estimate are not reliable because relative standard error (RSE) exceeds 25%, and bolded values highlight significant differences.
COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019; FPL = Federal Poverty Level; NH = non-Hispanic; NHIS = National Health Interview Survey.
a
Significance and 95% confidence levels based on odds ratios; ∗p < .01, ∗∗p < .001.