Smokers with Multiple Chronic Disease Are More Likely to Quit Cigarette

Table 1.

Descriptive Data (Weighted in Daily Smokersat Time One who were followed for successful quitting for eight years)

  % SE 95% CI

Age        

18 to 24 years old 12.811 0.006 11.721 13.986

25 to 34 years old 24.269 0.008 22.623 25.995

35 to 44 years old 19.680 0.008 18.167 21.286

45 to 54 years old 22.071 0.008 20.556 23.664

55 to 64 years old 16.069 0.008 14.554 17.709

65 to 74 years old 4.665 0.005 3.828 5.675

75 years old or older 0.435 0.001 0.223 0.847

         

Sex        

Female 49.257 0.008 47.580 50.936

Male 50.743 0.008 49.064 52.420

         

Ethnicity        

Non-Hispanic 90.202 0.008 88.542 91.643

Hispanic 9.798 0.008 8.357 11.458

         

Race        

White 75.541 0.018 71.901 78.849

Black 17.709 0.017 14.584 21.337

Other 6.750 0.006 5.713 7.959

         

Census Region        

Northeast 16.329 0.017 13.306 19.882

Midwest 25.397 0.018 22.019 29.100

South 40.963 0.019 37.322 44.707

West 17.310 0.015 14.606 20.395

         

Education        

 Less than high school 16.533 0.007 15.148 18.018

GED 11.866 0.007 10.624 13.233

High school graduate 28.554 0.010 26.575 30.619

Some college (no degree) or associate degree 34.263 0.010 32.273 36.310

Bachelor's degree 6.876 0.005 5.934 7.955

Advanced degree 1.907 0.003 1.457 2.493

         

Annual Household Income        

Less than $10,000 24.137 0.010 22.276 26.102

$10,000 to $24,999 29.588 0.010 27.735 31.510

$25,000 to $49,999 24.823 0.008 23.232 26.486

$50,000 to $99,999 16.045 0.008 14.579 17.629

$100,000 or more 5.407 0.005 4.525 6.448

         

Health Insurance        

Some private insurance 45.626 0.010 43.664 47.603

Private insurance, some Medicare 9.707 0.006 8.636 10.894

Private insurance or Medicare, s 15.982 0.008 14.439 17.657

Other insurance only 3.328 0.004 2.653 4.167

No insurance 25.357 0.009 23.538 27.266

         

Chronic Medical Conditions        

0 47.281 0.009 45.531 49.038

1 25.460 0.009 23.799 27.195

2+ 27.258 0.009 25.563 29.022

         

Successful Quitting (by Year 8)        

No 18.656 0.008 17.081 20.340

Yes 81.344 0.008 79.660 82.919