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Disparities Data Details TU-1.1 by Family Type for 2018

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Disparities Details by Family Type for 2018
TU-1.1 : Adult cigarette smoking (age adjusted, percent, 18+ years)
This chart compares rates by population.

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2020 Baseline (year): 20.6 (2008)
2020 Target: 12.0
Desired Direction: ↓ Decrease Desired
2017
2018
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 Family Type 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
Family Type 2018 Disparity
Two parent family with children 10.8
CI 8.0/13.7
SE 1.450		 ÷ 1.000
Best rate
Married couple or partners 13.9
CI 12.6/15.2
SE 0.646		 ÷ 1.281
CI
1.000/ 1.617
Other 15.5
CI 14.2/16.7
SE 0.624		 ÷ 1.426
CI
1.000/ 1.794
Single parent with children 15.7
CI 13.4/18.0
SE 1.165		 ÷ 1.445
CI
1.000/ 1.858
Single 18.4
CI 17.3/19.5
SE 0.541		 ÷ 1.697
CI
1.000/ 2.125
Average group rate excluding best group rate 15.9
...
SE 0.905 		÷ 1.462
CI 1.000/ 1.857

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 Family Type — 2018
  • The best group rate for this objective, 10.8% (age adjusted), was attained by persons who identify their family type as two parent family with children.
  • The worst group rate for this objective, 18.4% (age adjusted), was attained by persons who identify their family type as single.
  • The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 7.6 percentage points.
  • The worst group rate was 1.697 times the best group rate.
  • The average rate for all other family type groups (excluding the best), 15.9% (age adjusted), was 1.462 times the best group rate.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Family Type — 2018

Persons who identify their family type as two parent family with children achieved the best group rate for this objective, 10.8% (age adjusted).

  • The rate among persons who identify their family type as married couple or partners was 1.281 times the best group rate.
  • The rate among persons who identify their family type as other was 1.426 times the best group rate.
  • The rate among persons who identify their family type as single parent with children was 1.445 times the best group rate.
  • The rate among persons who identify their family type as single was 1.697 times the best group rate.
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