
Disparities Details by Educational Attainment 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 Educational Attainment 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 Educational Attainment 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:
Educational Attainment | 2018 | Disparity |
---|---|---|
Advanced degree | 3.7 CI 3.0/4.5 SE 0.391 |
÷ 1.000 Best rate |
4-year college degree | 7.1 CI 6.2/7.9 SE 0.419 |
÷ 1.894 CI 1.000/ 2.309 |
Associates degree | 14.9 CI 13.3/16.5 SE 0.813 |
÷ 4.001 CI 1.000/ 4.860 |
Some college | 19.0 CI 17.4/20.7 SE 0.846 |
÷ 5.104 CI 1.000/ 6.156 |
High school | 22.9 CI 21.3/24.4 SE 0.803 |
÷ 6.128 CI 1.000/ 7.351 |
< High school | 23.5 CI 21.3/25.7 SE 1.127 |
÷ 6.305 CI 1.000/ 7.622 |
Average group rate excluding best group rate |
17.5 ... SE 0.931 |
÷ 4.687 CI 1.000/ 5.687 |
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 Educational Attainment — 2018
- The best group rate for this objective, 3.7% (age adjusted), was attained by persons aged 25 years and over with an advanced degree.
- The worst group rate for this objective, 23.5% (age adjusted), was attained by persons aged 25 years and over with a less than high school education.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 19.8 percentage points.
- The worst group rate was 6.305 times the best group rate.
- The average rate for all other educational attainment groups (excluding the best), 17.5% (age adjusted), was 4.687 times the best group rate.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Educational Attainment — 2018
Persons aged 25 years and over with an advanced degree achieved the best group rate for this objective, 3.7% (age adjusted).
- The rate among persons aged 25 years and over with a 4-year college degree was 1.894 times the best group rate.
- The rate among persons aged 25 years and over with an associates degree was 4.001 times the best group rate.
- The rate among persons aged 25 years and over with some college education was 5.104 times the best group rate.
- The rate among persons aged 25 years and over with a high school education was 6.128 times the best group rate.
- The rate among persons aged 25 years and over with a less than high school education was 6.305 times the best group rate.