Table 1.
Sample characteristics for the Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (2014–2015), National Health Interview Survey (2015), and Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (2015–2016).
| TUS-CPS (n = 155,067) |
NHIS (n = 31,680) |
PATH (n = 28,070) |
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| 95% CI |
95% CI |
95% CI |
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| n | % | LB | UB | n | % | LB | UB | n | % | LB | UB | |
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Men | 69,355 | 48.1 | 48.0 | 48.2 | 14,198 | 48.3 | 47.5 | 49.0 | 13,741 | 47.9 | 47.8 | 48.0 |
| Women | 85,712 | 51.9 | 51.9 | 52.0 | 17,482 | 51.7 | 51.0 | 52.5 | 14,303 | 52.1 | 52.0 | 52.2 |
| Age group | ||||||||||||
| 18–24 | 10,483 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 2,747 | 12.5 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 8,435 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.6 |
| 25–34 | 25,359 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 5,409 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 18.1 | 5,813 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 18.1 |
| 35–54 | 53,464 | 34.2 | 34.1 | 34.2 | 10,137 | 34.1 | 33.3 | 34.9 | 7,748 | 33.3 | 32.6 | 34.0 |
| 55+ | 65,761 | 35.2 | 35.1 | 35.3 | 13,387 | 36.0 | 35.1 | 36.9 | 6,072 | 36.8 | 36.3 | 37.3 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 113,288 | 64.8 | 64.8 | 64.9 | 19,737 | 65.1 | 64.2 | 65.9 | 16,246 | 65.6 | 65.5 | 65.8 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 15,451 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 4,092 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 4,060 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
| Hispanic | 16,370 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 5,262 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 16.4 | 5,226 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.6 |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 9,958 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 2,589 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 2,106 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
| Education level (25+ years of age) | ||||||||||||
| Less than high school diploma | 14,609 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 4,045 | 12.6 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 2,506 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 11.7 |
| High school diploma or GED | 40,334 | 27.0 | 26.8 | 27.3 | 7,098 | 23.9 | 23.2 | 24.7 | 5,258 | 27.4 | 26.8 | 27.9 |
| Some college | 40,560 | 27.4 | 27.3 | 27.6 | 8,573 | 29.2 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 6,514 | 30.2 | 29.6 | 30.8 |
| College degree | 49,081 | 34.7 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 9,089 | 34.3 | 33.3 | 35.2 | 5,274 | 31.3 | 30.9 | 31.7 |
| Household income level | ||||||||||||
| <$50,000 | 76,171 | 49.7 | 49.4 | 50.0 | 16,816 | 42.7 | 41.8 | 43.6 | 16,244 | 53.5 | 52.5 | 54.5 |
| $50,000–99,999 | 47,186 | 29.7 | 29.4 | 29.9 | 8,745 | 30.7 | 29.8 | 31.5 | 5,861 | 26.7 | 25.8 | 27.6 |
| $100,000+ | 31,710 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 6,119 | 26.7 | 25.7 | 27.6 | 3,910 | 19.8 | 18.8 | 20.8 |
| Patterns of tobacco/nicotine product use | ||||||||||||
| Non-user | 127,579 | 82.7 | 82.6 | 82.9 | 25,105 | 79.7 | 79.0 | 80.3 | 15,693 | 74.6 | 73.9 | 75.2 |
| Exclusive use | 23,119 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 5,271 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 8,906 | 18.9 | 18.4 | 19.5 |
| Cigarettes | 17,740 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 3,897 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 6,089 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 13.3 |
| ENDS | 1,014 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 317 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 726 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Other combustibles | 2,352 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 635 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1,416 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| Smokeless | 2,013 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 422 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 675 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Dual use | 3,937 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1,147 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2,715 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| Cigarettes + ENDS | 2,142 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 543 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 904 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Cigarettes + other combustibles | 1,093 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 388 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1,049 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Cigarettes + smokeless | 377 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 110 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 233 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| ENDS + other combustibles | 122 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 31 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 366 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| ENDS + smokeless | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 35 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Other combustibles + smokeless | 162 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 63 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 128 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Polyuse | 432 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 157 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 756 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Cigarettes + ENDS + other combustibles | 229 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 89 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 416 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Cigarettes + ENDS + smokeless | 71 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 71 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Cigarettes + other combustibles + smokeless | 92 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 34 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 121 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| ENDS + other combustibles + smokeless | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| All 4 groups | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 106 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
n = unweighted sample size; % = weighted percentage.
LB = Lower Bound; UB = Upper Bound.
ENDS = Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems.
Current use definitions: 100+ lifetime cigarettes and now smoke every day or some days; now use every day or some days for other products.
Missing patterns of tobacco product use information: TUS: 1.6% (n = 2,468); NHIS: 5.8% (n = 1,963); PATH: 0.3% (n = 78).