Characteristic* | Unweighted N=3245 | Unweighted percentage | Weighted percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Smoking status | |||
Never smokers | 1900 | 58.6 | 59.9 |
Former smokers | 900 | 27.7 | 24.6 |
Current smokers | 413 | 12.7 | 14.4 |
Refused | 32 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Region | |||
Northeast | 571 | 17.6 | 17.3 |
Midwest | 787 | 24.3 | 22.1 |
South | 1262 | 38.9 | 37.8 |
West | 597 | 18.4 | 22.2 |
Refused | 28 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Race | |||
White | 2468 | 76.1 | 70.3 |
Black | 363 | 11.2 | 11.3 |
Hispanic | 169 | 5.2 | 10.3 |
Other | 204 | 6.3 | 7.2 |
Refused | 41 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
Age | |||
18–20 | 100 | 3.1 | 4.8 |
21–39 | 258 | 8.0 | 14.6 |
30–44 | 644 | 19.8 | 28.7 |
45–64 | 1211 | 37.3 | 34.3 |
65+ | 966 | 29.8 | 16.2 |
Refused | 66 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
Sex | |||
Males | 1371 | 42.2 | 47.4 |
Females | 1874 | 57.8 | 52.6 |
Education | |||
Less than HS | 239 | 7.4 | 9.0 |
High School | 918 | 28.3 | 26.9 |
Some college | 891 | 27.5 | 28.9 |
College degree | 1184 | 36.5 | 34.9 |
Refused | 13 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
*Percentage answering each question ranged between 98.5% and 99.7%.