Table 27c: Income - Smokers receiving advice to quit smoking, by family income,^a United States, 2000

	Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	61.7	1.4	62.7	3.4	54.4	3.0	62.4	2.2	64.9	2.3
Age
0-17	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
18-44	56.4	1.9	56.5	4.7	48.6	4.5	58.5	3.1	59.3	3.6
45-64	68.5	2.1	*	*	*	*	66.7	3.1	70.5	3.0
65 and over	65.2	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender
Male	59.2	2.1	*	*	48.2	5.7	57.6	3.4	63.0	3.5
Female	63.9	1.8	59.5	4.6	58.6	3.4	67.5	2.9	67.0	3.1
Race
White	62.4	1.5	66.4	4.0	55.1	3.5	63.2	2.5	64.5	2.4
Black	58.3	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian or Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic	62.5	1.4	64.5	3.7	54.6	3.2	63.6	2.2	65.1	2.4
White only	63.4	1.5	68.6	4.2	55.8	3.7	64.4	2.6	64.8	2.5
Black only	57.9	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Hispanic	50.8	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Educationb (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	61.4	2.3	65.6	4.5	56.2	4.7	61.5	5.4	*	*
High school graduate	63.1	2.1	*	*	58.4	4.2	63.0	4.0	68.9	3.9
At least some college	60.3	2.2	*	*	*	*	61.7	3.6	63.8	3.3
Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	61.5	1.7	*	*	48.7	5.3	61.9	2.7	65.7	2.6
Public only	70.3	3.7	71.6	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	48.9	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	64.0	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location
MSA	61.8	1.6	63.6	4.0	56.0	3.9	61.5	2.7	64.2	2.6
Non-MSA	61.3	2.5	*	*	50.9	4.6	65.5	3.9	*	*

^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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