
Disparities Details by Race and Ethnicity 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 Race and Ethnicity 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 Race and Ethnicity 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:
Race and Ethnicity | 2018 | Disparity |
---|---|---|
Asian only | 6.8 CI 5.2/8.4 SE 0.828 |
÷ 1.000 Best rate |
Hispanic or Latino | 9.9 CI 8.5/11.2 SE 0.675 |
÷ 1.457 CI 1.000/ 1.834 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only | 14.5 CI 6.3/22.7 SE 4.167 |
÷ 2.139 CI 1.000/ 3.576 |
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino | 14.6 CI 13.0/16.2 SE 0.840 |
÷ 2.156 CI 1.000/ 2.692 |
White only, not Hispanic or Latino | 15.6 CI 14.9/16.4 SE 0.384 |
÷ 2.310 CI 1.000/ 2.836 |
2 or more races | 17.2 CI 13.1/21.2 SE 2.073 |
÷ 2.536 CI 1.000/ 3.364 |
American Indian or Alaska Native only | 24.1 CI 15.7/32.4 SE 4.257 |
÷ 3.554 CI 1.000/ 5.062 |
Average group rate excluding best group rate |
16.0 ... SE 2.867 |
÷ 2.359 CI 1.000/ 3.371 |
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 Race and Ethnicity — 2018
- The best group rate for this objective, 6.8% (age adjusted), was attained by Asian only persons.
- The worst group rate for this objective, 24.1% (age adjusted), was attained by American Indian or Alaska Native only persons.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 17.3 percentage points.
- The worst group rate was 3.554 times the best group rate.
- The average rate for all other race/ethnicity groups (excluding the best), 16.0% (age adjusted), was 2.359 times the best group rate.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Race and Ethnicity — 2018
Asian only persons achieved the best group rate for this objective, 6.8% (age adjusted).
- The rate for the Hispanic or Latino population was 1.457 times the best group rate.
- The rate for the Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only population was 2.139 times the best group rate.
- The rate for the Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino population was 2.156 times the best group rate.
- The rate for the White only, not Hispanic or Latino population was 2.310 times the best group rate.
- The rate among persons identifying with 2 or more races was 2.536 times the best group rate.
- The rate for the American Indian or Alaska Native only population was 3.554 times the best group rate.