T9_1_1_2c

2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 9_1_1.2c
Adult current smokers with a checkup in the past year who received advice in the last 12 months to quit smoking,^a by family income,^b United States, 2008
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		64.5	1.3	66.2	2.6	60.5	2.6	65.3	2.5	64.9	3.0
Age	18-44	57.4	2.2	61.9	3.3	52.2	4.0	55.8	4.5	59.2	5.0
	45-64	72.3	1.8	72.4	3.5	67.8	4.6	74.1	3.3	72.8	3.1
	65 and over	73.3	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	62.9	2.0	66.9	4.6	55.7	4.2	65.5	3.5	63.0	3.9
Gender	Female	65.8	1.9	66.0	3.3	65.4	3.5	64.3	3.3	66.8	5.1
Race	White, single race	65.1	1.4	67.3	3.4	63.3	3.2	64.9	2.8	65.5	3.3
	Black, single race	58.6	2.7	63.2	4.1	44.3	4.9	62.8	5.1	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races��	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races��	65.3	1.3	67.9	2.6	60.8	2.8	66.3	2.6	65.6	3.1
	Non-Hispanic, White��	66.1	1.5	69.6	3.5	64.2	3.6	66.0	3.0	66.2	3.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black��	58.7	2.7	63.2	4.2	44.7	5.0	62.6	5.1	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races��	55.6	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Education^c	Less than high school�	62.7	2.5	66.3	4.0	61.5	4.5	56.2	4.8	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate�	63.2	2.3	65.7	4.6	57.2	4.6	66.9	4.0	61.1	4.7
	At least some college	66.5	2.2	69.2	4.8	65.0	5.3	69.7	4.0	66.3	3.7
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	61.0	1.7	57.9	4.8	55.2	3.8	63.9	3.3	61.6	3.3
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed��	68.5	2.8	71.7	3.4	64.2	5.5	54.4	5.9	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private��	62.8	2.0	DSU	DSU	59.0	4.9	64.0	3.4	63.7	3.6
	Public only	69.3	2.7	75.5	3.3	62.5	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	52.8	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only��	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private�	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan��	65.0	1.4	67.5	3.2	61.2	3.0	64.7	2.5	65.5	3.1
	Large central metro��	59.7	2.8	61.6	5.0	57.4	5.2	59.5	4.4	58.8	7.0
	Large fringe metro	70.7	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	68.2	4.7	70.9	4.4
	Medium metro��	64.6	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	64.8	5.7	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	66.2	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan��	62.4	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan��	64.3	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	55.7	6.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	64.9	1.3	67.3	2.7	60.9	2.8	64.9	2.6	65.7	3.1
Language spoken most often at home	Other	59.5	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good�	62.5	1.4	63.2	3.5	55.8	3.2	64.4	2.6	63.4	3.1
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	73.2	2.8	72.8	4.0	72.9	4.9	68.0	7.4	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities��	73.9	4.0	75.0	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	77.6	4.0	76.1	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	62.6	1.4	60.6	3.9	56.0	3.2	65.3	2.7	63.2	3.1
U.S. born	Yes	64.9	1.3	66.3	2.7	60.3	2.8	65.7	2.6	65.9	3.0
U.S. born	No�	59.9	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a. Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using three age groups: 18-44, 45-64, and 65 and over.

^b. Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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.

^c. Less than high school 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.

^d. For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

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

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: T9_1_1_2c: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/9_lifestylemodification/T9_1_1_2c.html