Table 1.
Demographic, socioeconomic, and smoking status of Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, and non-Hispanic Whites (NHW) in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), 2006–2018
| Asian Indian (n = 4373) | Chinese (n = 4736) | Filipino (n = 4912) | NHW (n = 275,025) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted % | 95% CI | Weighted % | 95% CI | Weighted % | 95% CI | Weighted % | 95% CI | ||
| Sex | Female | 47.4 | 45.4–49.0 | 54.6 | 52.8–56.0 | 56.1 | 54.2–58.0 | 51.3 | 51.1–52.0 |
| Male | 52.6 | 50.5–55.0 | 45.4 | 43.6–47.0 | 43.9 | 42.1–46.0 | 48.7 | 48.4–49.0 | |
| Place born | US born | 8.2 | 7.1–9.0 | 21.4 | 19.6–23.0 | 35.1 | 32.9–37.0 | 89.4 | 88.9–90.0 |
| Foreign born | 91.8 | 90.6–93.0 | 78.6 | 76.8–80.0 | 64.9 | 62.7–67.0 | 10.6 | 10.1–11.00 | |
| Age | 18–44 | 66.3 | 64.0–69.0 | 54.3 | 52.1–56.0 | 47.2 | 45.4–49.0 | 44.6 | 44.1–45.0 |
| 45–64 | 25.8 | 23.9–28.0 | 31.4 | 29.7–33.0 | 35.8 | 34.1–38.0 | 35.4 | 35.1–36.0 | |
| 65+ | 7.9 | 6.8–9.0 | 14.3 | 12.7–16.0 | 17.0 | 15.7–18.0 | 20.0 | 19.7–20.0 | |
| Education level | Less than high school | 5.5 | 4.7–7.0 | 10.6 | 9.1–12.0 | 7.3 | 6.3–8.0 | 11.7 | 11.4–12.0 |
| HS graduate/GED/some college | 18.8 | 17.1–21.0 | 26.6 | 24.8–29.0 | 37.8 | 35.7–40.0 | 46.2 | 45.7–47.0 | |
| College degree or higher | 75.6 | 73.5–78.0 | 62.7 | 60.3–65.0 | 54.9 | 52.5–57.0 | 42.1 | 41.5–43.0 | |
| Family income | <$10,000 | 4.9 | 4.1–6.0 | 8.6 | 7.5–10.0 | 4.0 | 3.4–5.0 | 5.6 | 5.3–6.0 |
| $10,000–$24,999 | 9.4 | 8.3–11.0 | 14.1 | 12.8–16.0 | 9.8 | 8.9–11.0 | 14.3 | 14.0–15.0 | |
| $25,000–$44,999 | 10.9 | 9.72–12.0 | 16.1 | 14.7–18.0 | 15.9 | 14.4–18.0 | 19.0 | 18.7–19.0 | |
| $45,000–$74,999 | 18.6 | 16.9–20.0 | 16.2 | 14.9–18.0 | 21.3 | 19.8–23.0 | 21.9 | 21.6–22.0 | |
| $75,000+ | 56.3 | 54.0–59.0 | 45.0 | 42.6–48.0 | 49.0 | 46.7–51.0 | 39.1 | 38.4–40.0 | |
| Current smoker | Yes | 5.1 | 4.39–6.00 | 5.9 | 5.08–7.0 | 12.4 | 11.1–14.0 | 18.5 | 18.1–19.0 |
| No | 94.9 | 94.0–96.0 | 94.2 | 93.3–95.0 | 87.6 | 86.2–89.0 | 81.5 | 81.2–82.0 | |
| Daily smoker | Yes | 3.0 | 2.49–4.0 | 4.2 | 3.61–5.0 | 9.3 | 8.14–11.0 | 14.7 | 14.4–15.0 |
| No | 97.0 | 96.3–98.0 | 95.8 | 95.0–96.0 | 90.7 | 89.4–92.0 | 85.3 | 85.0–86.0 | |
| Former smoker | Yes | 8.1 | 7.1–9.0 | 8.9 | 7.8–10.0 | 17.5 | 16.2–19.0 | 24.5 | 24.2–25.0 |
| No | 91.9 | 90.8–93.0 | 91.1 | 89.9–92.0 | 82.5 | 81.1–84.0 | 75.5 | 75.2–76.0 | |