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. 2020 Jul 13;67(3):362–368. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.06.025

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.