Table 27a: Race - Smokers receiving advice to quit smoking, by race, United States, 2000

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	61.7	1.4	62.4	1.5	58.3	3.3	*	*	*	*
Age
0-17	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
18-44	56.4	1.9	57.0	2.1	53.8	4.8	*	*	*	*
45-64	68.5	2.1	69.5	1.9	63.9	6.3	*	*	*	*
65 and older	65.2	3.4	65.7	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender
Male	59.2	2.1	59.9	2.3	54.5	5.9	*	*	*	*
Female	63.9	1.8	64.7	2.0	61.2	4.3	*	*	*	*
Family incomea
Negative or poor	62.7	3.4	66.4	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	54.4	3.0	55.1	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Middle	62.4	2.2	63.2	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
High	64.9	2.3	64.5	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Educationb(age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	61.4	2.3	62.4	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
High school graduate	63.1	2.1	64.6	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
At least some college	60.3	2.2	60.3	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	61.5	1.7	62.5	1.8	57.3	5.2	*	*	*	*
Public only	70.3	3.7	73.9	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	48.9	4.1	46.7	4.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	64.0	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location
MSA	61.8	1.6	62.6	1.7	59.9	3.6	*	*	*	*
Non-MSA	61.3	2.5	62.0	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*

^aNegative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

^bLess than high school graduate refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.

*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: Standard error; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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