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Table 1.33a: National Counseling on Risk Factors, 2000
| Hispanic ethnicity Percent of current smokers age 18 and over who reported receiving advice to quit smoking, United States, 2000 |
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| Population group |
Population total |
Number smokers with check upd |
Percent told to stope |
Standard error |
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| Total |
202,737,848 |
24,439,485 |
61.69 |
1.35 |
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| Race |
| White |
170,125,696 |
20,425,133 |
62.44 |
1.48 |
| Black |
24,493,873 |
3,221,077 |
58.30 |
3.30 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Aleut/Eskimo/American Indian |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
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| Hispanic ethnicity |
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| Hispanic |
21,738,498 |
1,626,281 |
50.78 |
4.04 |
| Non-Hispanic |
180,999,350 |
22,813,204 |
62.46 |
1.35 |
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| Ethnicity |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
150,178,945 |
18,958,258 |
63.38 |
1.49 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
23,466,228 |
3,141,291 |
57.88 |
3.38 |
| Non-Hispanic, Other |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
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| Gender |
| Male |
97,197,606 |
11,501,707 |
59.23 |
2.08 |
| Female |
105,540,242 |
12,937,778 |
63.86 |
1.78 |
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| Age |
| 18-44 |
108,438,619 |
12,782,155 |
56.40 |
1.87 |
| 45-64 |
61,508,507 |
8,710,916 |
68.53 |
2.10 |
| 65 and over |
32,790,722 |
2,946,414 |
65.23 |
3.40 |
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| Educationa |
| Less than high school (<12 years of school) |
41,246,773 |
6,446,624 |
61.38 |
2.33 |
| High school graduate (12 years of school) |
66,631,871 |
9,204,967 |
63.12 |
2.14 |
| At least some college (>12 years of school) |
93,325,476 |
8,623,591 |
60.33 |
2.17 |
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| Employment statusb |
| Employed |
137,047,255 |
16,193,499 |
59.53 |
1.76 |
| Not employed |
32,363,721 |
5,256,070 |
66.96 |
2.99 |
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| Insurancec |
| Age 18-64 |
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| Any private |
131,459,362 |
15,252,489 |
61.52 |
1.73 |
| Public only |
13,338,753 |
3,283,175 |
70.31 |
3.70 |
| Uninsured |
25,149,011 |
2,957,407 |
48.94 |
4.13 |
| Age 65 and over |
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| Medicare only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Medicare and private |
18,549,229 |
1,566,583 |
64.00 |
4.91 |
| Medicare and other public |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| No insurance/private only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
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| Family income |
| Negative or poor (<100% of poverty level) |
20,927,745 |
3,753,605 |
62.75 |
3.44 |
| Near poor/low income (100-<200% of poverty level) |
34,858,614 |
4,777,109 |
54.38 |
3.01 |
| Middle income (200-<400% of poverty level) |
64,352,963 |
7,755,365 |
62.42 |
2.20 |
| High income (>=400% of poverty level) |
82,598,526 |
8,153,405 |
64.91 |
2.35 |
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| MSA status |
| MSA |
164,150,839 |
19,210,534 |
61.80 |
1.57 |
| Non-MSA |
38,587,009 |
5,228,951 |
61.27 |
2.48 |
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| Perceived health status |
| Excellent/very good/good |
177,125,850 |
19,647,704 |
58.27 |
1.71 |
| Fair/poor |
25,611,998 |
4,791,781 |
75.41 |
2.64 |
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aPersons 18+ with unknown education status not included.
bEmployment status for persons 18-64 only.
cReference group for insurance: 18-64 Any private, 65+ Medicare and private.
dAdult smokers with rountine check up in past 12 months.
eFor all values, RSE < 30.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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