Show Me: EDUCATION-RELATED DISPARITIES
Education Level Affects Prevalence
The CDC has compiled data on, “Number (in millions) of adults 18 years
and older who were current, former or never smokers, overall and by sex, race,
Hispanic origin, age, and education,” based on the National Health Interview
Surveys, selected years 1965-2000. We’ve isolated some data relating
to education level here to show comparative prevalence rates. As you can see,
education level is an important influence in whether one starts, continues
or quits smoking. (Just a fraction of data is used here. The whole data set
can be viewed here.)
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Disparities According to Education Level
| Demographic Category |
1970 |
2000 |
<12
|
|
|
Current
|
17.8 |
8.4 |
Former
|
8.8 |
7.5 |
Never
|
20.8 |
14.0 |
12
|
|
|
Current
|
13.7 |
15.2 |
Former
|
6.9 |
12.4 |
Never
|
14.3 |
24.9 |
13-15
|
|
|
| Current |
4.4 |
10.5 |
| Former |
2.5 |
11.6 |
| Never |
4.4 |
24.1 |
| >16 |
|
|
| Current |
3.4 |
5.0 |
| Former |
3.3 |
10.4 |
| Never |
5.1 |
28.2 |
Source: CDC
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