Table 2.
“Never” and “Ever” Cigarette Smoker Demographics Within the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study
| Never regular cigarette smokers N = 17 179 (51.5%, 95% CI = 50.7 to 52.3) | Ever regular cigarette smokers N = 16 062 (48.5%, 95% CI = 47.7 to 49.3) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw n | Weighted % (95% CI) | Raw n | Weighted % (95% CI) | |
| Sex: Female | 9116 | 53.1 (51.9 to 54.4) | 7737 | 47.7 (46.4 to 48.9) |
| Age: | ||||
| 18–24 years old | 8545 | 49.3 (48.2 to 50.4) | 2410 | 15.1 (14.1 to 16.1) |
| 25–34 years old | 3119 | 18.2 (17.4 to 19.0) | 3692 | 22.7 (21.6 to 23.8) |
| 35–44 years old | 1627 | 9.5 (8.8 to 10.2) | 2812 | 18.0 (17.0 to 19.1) |
| 45–54 years old | 1488 | 9.1 (8.5 to 9.7) | 2627 | 16.2 (15.3 to 17.1) |
| 55–64 years old | 1237 | 6.9 (6.4 to 7.5) | 2590 | 16.2 (15.3 to 17.2) |
| ≥65 years old | 1160 | 7.0 (6.3 to 7.7) | 1930 | 11.8 (11.1 to 12.6) |
| Marital Status: | ||||
| Married | 5446 | 31.8 (30.7 to 32.8) | 6339 | 40.4 (39.1 to 41.7) |
| Widowed, divorced, separated | 1615 | 9.6 (8.9 to 10.5) | 4112 | 25.0 (23.9 to 26.2) |
| Never married | 10 047 | 58.1 (57.0 to 59.2) | 5539 | 34.0 (32.6 to 35.5) |
| Education: | ||||
| <High school | 1825 | 9.9 (9.3 to 10.6) | 2334 | 15.0 (14.2 to 15.8) |
| GED | 541 | 2.9 (2.6 to 3.4) | 1550 | 9.0 (8.3 to 9.6) |
| High school graduate | 4287 | 24.6 (23.6 to 25.7) | 3675 | 22.4 (21.4 to 23.5) |
| Some college or Associates degree | 6107 | 36.4 (35.3 to 37.6) | 5684 | 35.8 (34.7 to 36.9) |
| Bachelor's or advanced degree | 4357 | 25.8 (24.6 to 27.0) | 2743 | 17.3 (16.4 to 18.3) |
| Sexual Orientation: LGBTQ | 1462 | 8.4 (7.7 to 9.1) | 1434 | 8.9 (8.2 to 9.7) |
| Ethnicity: | ||||
| Hispanic | 4271 | 25.1 (24.0 to 26.1) | 2259 | 14.2 (13.3 to 15.2) |
| Not Hispanic | 12 908 | 75.0 (73.9 to 76.0) | 13 803 | 85.8 (84.8 to 86.7) |
| Race: | ||||
| White alone | 11 687 | 68.6 (67.5 to 69.7) | 12 295 | 77.1 (76.2 to 78.1) |
| Black alone | 3251 | 18.5 (17.6 to 19.4) | 2208 | 13.1 (12.4 to 13.8) |
| Other | 2241 | 12.9 (12.3 to 13.6) | 1559 | 9.8 (9.0 to 10.6) |
| Employment: | ||||
| Full-time ≥35 hours per week | 7593 | 44.1 (43.1 to 45.2) | 7747 | 47.7 (46.5 to 49.0) |
| Part-time 15 to 34 hours per week | 3007 | 17.7 (16.7 to 18.6) | 1673 | 10.3 (9.6 to 11.0) |
| Part-time <15 hours per week | 1221 | 7.1 (6.5 to 7.8) | 696 | 4.6 (4.1 to 5.3) |
| Don’t currently work for pay | 5261 | 30.6 (29.7 to 31.6) | 5846 | 36.7 (35.6 to 37.8) |
Never cigarette smoker = Smoked <100 cigarettes in lifetime; Ever cigarette smoker = Smoked ≥100 cigarettes in lifetime; CI = Confidence interval; GED = General education diploma; LGBTQ = Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer.