Table 27b: Ethnicity - Smokers receiving advice to quit smoking, by ethnicity, United States, 2000

			Non-Hispanic
	Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	61.7	1.4	62.5	1.4	63.4	1.5	57.9	3.4	50.8	4.0
Age
0-17	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
18-44	56.4	1.9	58.0	1.9	59.0	2.2	53.1	4.9	34.8	5.1
45-64	68.5	2.1	68.6	2.2	69.5	2.0	64.2	6.6	*	*
65 and over	65.2	3.4	64.1	3.5	64.5	3.7	*	*	*	*
Gender
Male	59.2	2.1	60.0	2.1	60.8	2.3	54.2	6.0	*	*
Female	63.9	1.8	64.6	1.8	65.7	2.0	60.7	4.4	53.1	6.1
Family incomea
Negative or poor	62.7	3.4	64.5	3.7	68.6	4.2	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	54.4	3.0	54.6	3.2	55.8	3.7	*	*	*	*
Middle	62.4	2.2	63.6	2.2	64.4	2.6	*	*	*	*
High	64.9	2.3	65.1	2.4	64.8	2.5	*	*	*	*
Educationb (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	61.4	2.3	62.9	2.5	64.0	2.6	*	*	49.0	5.7
High school graduate	63.1	2.1	64.2	2.1	66.1	2.3	*	*	*	*
At least some college	60.3	2.2	60.3	2.2	60.3	2.4	*	*	*	*
Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	61.5	1.7	61.8	1.8	63.0	1.9	56.2	5.4	56.5	6.0
Public only	70.3	3.7	72.7	3.9	76.6	3.8	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	48.9	4.1	51.7	4.3	50.0	4.9	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	64.0	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location
MSA	61.8	1.6	62.7	1.6	63.7	1.7	59.6	3.7	51.3	4.2
Non-MSA	61.3	2.5	61.6	2.4	62.4	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: 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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