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Table 1 Demographic characteristics (unweighted percentages) of men age 40–79 years enrolled in NHIS 1987, 1991–92, 1998, 2000, 2005 and 2010, according to cigarette and cigar use

From: Mortality among male cigar and cigarette smokers in the USA

 

Never cigarette smokers

Current cigarette smokers

Former cigarette smokers

Total

Never cigar smokers

Current cigar smokers

Former cigar smokers

Never cigar smokers

Current cigar smokers

Former cigar smokers

Never cigar smokers

Current cigar smokers

Former cigar smokers

N

14,990

600

957

8345

882

1672

11,162

686

3908

43,202

Age in years

54

54

60

53

52

55

59

56

61

56

Race/ethnicity

          

 Non-Hispanic White

69

78

86

69

76

85

76

87

89

74

 Non-Hispanic Black

13

15

9

18

14

10

10

8

6

12

 Hispanic and other race

18

8

6

14

10

6

13

5

5

14

Marital status

          

 Never married

13

10

7

14

12

8

7

8

5

11

 Married

67

62

71

52

51

56

69

67

72

64

 Divorced/separated

16

20

15

29

31

29

17

20

16

20

 Widowed

4

8

7

5

5

7

7

6

8

6

Educational attainment

          

 Less than high school

16

18

17

26

27

26

22

13

22

21

 High school

27

25

28

37

34

37

31

32

32

31

 Some college

21

22

21

23

24

23

22

22

22

22

 College and higher

36

36

35

14

15

15

24

33

24

26

Family income

          

 $0–34,999

42

40

42

55

55

56

47

38

48

47

 $35,000–74,999

32

35

36

29

26

29

32

34

34

31

 $75,000 + 

19

19

14

8

11

7

13

20

11

14

 Missing income

8

7

9

8

8

8

9

7

8

8

Region

          

 Northeast

20

25

21

18

16

15

20

22

19

19

 South

34

30

35

38

39

35

35

30

34

35

 Midwest

23

27

27

24

23

29

23

31

27

24

 West

23

18

18

19

22

22

23

17

20

22

  1. Participants with missing cigar status, race/ethnicity, educational attainment and marital status are excluded