
Disparities Details by Marital Status for 2018
TU-1.1 : Adult cigarette smoking (age adjusted, percent, 18+ years)
This chart compares rates by population.
2020 Baseline (year):
20.6 (2008)
2020 Target:
12.0
Desired Direction:
↓ Decrease Desired
Data Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Marital Status for TU-1.1
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Marital Status for TU-1.1
TU-1.1 Reduce cigarette smoking by adults
Adult cigarette smoking (age adjusted, percent, 18+ years)
2020 Baseline (year):
20.6 (2008)
2020 Target:
12.0
Desired Direction:
↓ Decrease Desired

Spotlight on Disparities:
Marital Status | 2018 | Disparity |
---|---|---|
Married | 10.5 CI 9.6/11.3 SE 0.429 |
÷ 1.000 Best rate |
Never married | 17.6 CI 16.1/19.0 SE 0.735 |
÷ 1.681 CI 1.000/ 1.851 |
Widowed | 21.9 CI 13.0/30.8 SE 4.534 |
÷ 2.097 CI 1.000/ 2.966 |
Divorced or separated | 22.9 CI 19.1/26.7 SE 1.941 |
÷ 2.186 CI 1.000/ 2.553 |
Cohabiting partner | 26.5 CI 23.8/29.3 SE 1.418 |
÷ 2.538 CI 1.000/ 2.835 |
Average group rate excluding best group rate |
22.2 ... SE 2.993 |
÷ 2.125 CI 1.000/ 2.679 |
Data are subject to revision and may have changed since a previous release. Unless noted otherwise, any age-adjusted data are adjusted using the year 2000 standard population. Data are not available or not collected for populations not shown. CI: 95% confidence interval. |
Summary measures of health disparities by Marital Status — 2018
- The best group rate for this objective, 10.5% (age adjusted), was attained by persons who were married.
- The worst group rate for this objective, 26.5% (age adjusted), was attained by persons who were living with a cohabiting partner.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 16.1 percentage points.
- The worst group rate was 2.538 times the best group rate.
- The average rate for all other marital status groups (excluding the best), 22.2% (age adjusted), was 2.125 times the best group rate.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Marital Status — 2018
Persons who were married achieved the best group rate for this objective, 10.5% (age adjusted).
- The rate among persons who were never married was 1.681 times the best group rate.
- The rate among persons who were widowed was 2.097 times the best group rate.
- The rate among persons who were divorced or separated was 2.186 times the best group rate.
- The rate among persons who were living with a cohabiting partner not was 2.538 times the best group rate.