Exploring the Next Frontier for Tobacco Control: Nondaily Smoking among New York City Adults
Table 1
Characteristics of Nondaily adult smokers aged 18 years and older, by select demographics—New York City Community Health Survey 2002 versus 2010.
2002
2010
Chi-square test
%
95% CI (LCI, UCI)
%
95% CI (LCI, UCI)
value
Nondaily smokers overall
30.6
(28.1, 33.3)
35.6
(31.5, 40.0)
0.049
Age group
18–24
17.4
(13.8, 21.7)
14.6
(9.5, 22.0)
25–44
53.3
(48.4, 58.2)
52.0
(44.8, 59.1)
45–64
23.6
(19.8, 27.9)
26.8
(21.4, 32.9)
0.723
65+
5.7
(4.0, 8.0)
6.6
(4.5, 9.6)
Race/Ethnicity
White non-Hispanic
40.7
(35.8, 45.9)
41.3
(34.6, 48.4)
Black non-Hispanic
24.5
(20.4, 29.2)
25.0
(20.0, 30.8)
Hispanic
24.3
(20.5, 28.6)
27.2
(21.5, 33.6)
0.516
Other non-Hispanic
10.4
(7.4, 14.4)
6.6
(3.8, 11.1)
Male
49.0
(44.0, 54.1)
50.6
(43.8, 57.3)
0.955
Borough of residence
Bronx
16.4
(12.9, 20.6)
16.7
(12.3, 22.2)
Brooklyn
26.6
(22.5, 31.2)
30.2
(24.7, 36.5)
Manhattan
28.7
(24.3, 33.5)
15.6*
(11.3, 21.1)
0.005
Queens
23.0
(18.6, 28.0)
32.4*
(26.2, 39.2)
Staten Island
5.4
(3.8, 7.5)
5.1∧
(2.7, 9.4)
HS Graduate or Less (among adults aged 25+)
45.1
(40.0, 50.3)
39.2
(32.8, 46.0)
0.348
Income From All Sources (% federal poverty level)
<200 FPL
33.4
(28.2, 39.0)
46.4*
(39.4, 53.5)
200–<400 FPL
33.7
(28.4, 39.3)
21.6*
(16.2, 28.4)
0.016
≥400 FPL
33.0
(28.1, 38.3)
32.0
(25.5, 39.2)
Smoking Cessation (past 12 months)
Tried to quit smoking
73.9
(69.1, 78.3)
73.4
(67.1, 79.0)
0.776
Received provider advice to quit smoking
43.9
(38.9, 48.9)
43.5
(37.1, 50.1)
0.566
Smoking is not allowed in the home
40.9
(35.8, 46.2)
52.3
(46.0, 58.6)
0.001
Last cigarette purchased from tax-avoidant location
12.1
(9.1, 16.0)
29.3
(22.7, 36.8)
<.001
Binge drinking (last 30 days)
27.2
(23.1, 31.7)
28.7
(23.0, 35.1)
0.774
*Significant difference between 2002 and 2010, ; indicated on variables with more than two levels. ∧Estimate’s Relative Standard Error (a measure of estimate precision) is greater than 30% or the sample size is too small, making the estimate potentially unreliable. n/c: not calculated because one or more estimates is unreliable. We present only one category for dichotomous variables to eliminate redundancy in the table.
