Individual level characteristics
| Characteristic | Overall† number (%) | Range across 19 geographical areas | Overall number (%) who smoke | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest (%) | Highest (%) | |||
| *p<0.001. †Weighted sample size. The total weighted sample size for different characteristics varies by a few cases due to the rounding of the summation of the weight used for the data analysis. ‡“Other” races included Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Multi-racial/Other. | ||||
| Overall smoking | 10062 (100) | 16.1 | 32.7 | 2136 (21.2) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 5256 (52.2) | 45.8 | 55.1 | 996 (18.9) |
| Male | 4806 (47.8) | 44.9 | 54.2 | 1139 (23.7) |
| Age (y) | ||||
| 18–24 | 1364 (13.7) | 9.2 | 51.7 | 509 (37.3) |
| 25–34 | 2108 (20.9) | 14.6 | 32.6 | 406 (19.3) |
| 35–44 | 2860 (28.4) | 12.7 | 42.2 | 672 (23.5) |
| 45–54 | 1495 (14.9) | 4.4 | 18.5 | 300 (20.1) |
| 55–64 | 828 (8.2) | 4.2 | 10.8 | 133 (16.1) |
| 65+ | 1408 (14.0) | 4.9 | 20.8 | 115 (8.2) |
| Education | ||||
| < High school | 441 (4.4) | 2.3 | 12.7 | 143 (32.4) |
| High school | 2137 (21.2) | 11.6 | 34.7 | 645 (30.2) |
| Some college | 3389 (33.7) | 26.9 | 41.8 | 860 (25.4) |
| Bachelor | 2832 (28.1) | 17.1 | 34.8 | 367 (13.0) |
| Graduate+ | 1263 (12.6) | 4.6 | 25.3 | 121 (9.6) |
| Family income (% 1996 FPL) | ||||
| ⩽100 | 976 (9.7) | 6.4 | 27.8 | 242 (24.8) |
| 101–150 | 359 (3.6) | 0.7 | 11.8 | 107 (29.8) |
| 151–200 | 597 (5.9) | 2.1 | 10.5 | 132 (22.1) |
| 201–300 | 1449 (14.4) | 10.9 | 20.8 | 346 (23.9) |
| 301–400 | 2015 (20.0) | 10.4 | 27.2 | 443 (22.0) |
| 401–500 | 1145 (11.4) | 5.2 | 16.2 | 229 (20.0) |
| 501–600 | 883 (8.8) | 4.4 | 11.8 | 196 (22.2) |
| 601+ | 2639 (26.2) | 10.9 | 37.0 | 440 (16.7) |
| Race | ||||
| White | 9137 (90.8) | 52.2 | 99.2 | 1917 (21.0) |
| Black | 376 (3.7) | 0.0 | 33.1 | 91 (24.2) |
| Other‡ | 550 (5.5) | 0.7 | 15.9 | 127 (23.1) |
| Health insurance | ||||
| Yes | 9204 (91.5) | 82.2 | 95.1 | 1838 (20.0) |
| No | 858 (8.5) | 4.9 | 17.8 | 298 (34.7) |
| Feel safe in neighbourhood | ||||
| Yes | 8654 (86.0) | 56.9 | 97.3 | 1786 (20.6) |
| No | 1409 (14.0) | 2.7 | 43.1 | 350 (24.8) |
| Feel safe at home | ||||
| Yes | 9685 (96.3) | 88.2 | 99.1 | 2028 (20.9) |
| No | 377 (3.7) | 0.9 | 12.0 | 108 (28.6) |
| Social cohesion mean | 17.99 (SD = 2.58) | 15.4 | 19.21 | r = −0.120* |