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Table 2 Number (unweighted) and percent (weighted) of invalid self-reported non-smoking by "true" smokers by age, gender, race/ethnicity and disease status, United States, 45+ year olds, 1988–1994

From: Sociodemographic characteristics and diabetes predict invalid self-reported non-smoking in a population-based study of U.S. adults

TRUE SMOKERS WITH DIABETES

 

Age-specific

      
 

45+ year olds

45–64 years old

65+ years old

      
 

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

      

SR smoker

119

85.0%

72

87.7%

46

80.2%

      

SR nonsmoker

19

15.0%

8

12.3%

11

19.8%

      
 

Gender and race-specific

 

NHW females

NHB females

MA females

NHW males

NHB males

MA males

 

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

SR smoker

20

87.7%

24

74.6%

12

92.4%

15

78.5%

22

94.2%

21

100.0%

SR nonsmoker

3

12.3%

7

25.4%

1

7.6%

5

21.5%

3

5.8%

0

0.0%

TRUE SMOKERS WITHOUT DIABETES

 

Age-specific

      
 

45+ year olds

45–64 years old

65+ years old

      
 

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

      

SR smoker

1251

94.9%

889

97.0%

362

88.1%

      

SR nonsmoker

93

5.1%

40

3.0%

53

11.9%

      
 

Gender and race-specific

 

NHW females

NHB females

MA females

NHW males

NHB males

MA males

 

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

SR smoker

297

95.5%

160

90.5%

78

97.5%

282

94.3%

221

94.7%

167

93.2%

SR nonsmoker

16

4.5%

21

9.5%

3

2.5%

24

5.7%

17

5.3%

11

6.8%

TRUE SMOKERS WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

 

Age-specific

      
 

45+ year olds

45–64 years old

65+ years old

      
 

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

      

SR smoker

97

93.6%

55

98.1%

42

84.4%

      

SR nonsmoker

10

6.4%

4

1.9%

6

15.6%

      
 

Gender and race-specific

 

NHW females

NHB females

MA females

NHW males

NHB males

MA males

 

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

SR smoker

18

93.4%

13

86.0%

3

100.0%

35

94.2%

17

91.9%

7

63.0%

SR nonsmoker

1

6.6%

2

14.0%

0

0.0%

4

5.8%

2

8.1%

1

37.0%

TRUE SMOKERS WITHOUT MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

 

Age-specific

      
 

45+ year olds

45–64 years old

65+ years old

      
 

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

      

SR smoker

1264

94.2%

898

96.3%

366

87.6%

      

SR nonsmoker

102

5.8%

44

3.7%

58

12.4%

      
 

Gender and race-specific

 

NHW females

NHB females

MA females

NHW males

NHB males

MA males

 

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

SR smoker

298

95.0%

166

88.2%

85

96.7%

262

93.4%

225

94.8%

182

95.8%

SR nonsmoker

18

5.0%

26

11.8%

4

3.3%

25

6.6%

18

5.2%

10

4.2%

TRUE SMOKERS WITH HYPERTENSION

 

Age-specific

      
 

45+ year olds

45–64 years old

65+ years old

      
 

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

      

SR smoker

395

93.0%

263

94.8%

132

88.4%

      

SR nonsmoker

42

7.0%

19

5.2%

23

11.6%

      
 

Gender and race-specific

 

NHW females

NHB females

MA females

NHW males

NHB males

MA males

 

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

SR smoker

92

91.9%

78

87.3%

18

97.1%

80

94.5%

84

93.8%

33

84.4%

SR nonsmoker

8

8.1%

13

12.7%

1

2.9%

9

5.5%

8

6.2%

3

15.6%

TRUE SMOKERS WITHOUT HYPERTENSION

 

Age-specific

      
 

45+ year olds

45–64 years old

65+ years old

      
 

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

      

SR smoker

970

94.7%

695

97.0%

275

86.8%

      

SR nonsmoker

69

5.3%

28

3.0%

41

13.2%

      
 

Gender and race-specific

 

NHW females

NHB females

MA females

NHW males

NHB males

MA males

 

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

CD smoker

SR smoker

225

96.1%

105

89.0%

72

96.8%

218

93.1%

158

95.1%

152

95.7%

SR nonsmoker

11

3.9%

14

11.0%

3

3.2%

20

6.9%

12

4.9%

8

4.3%

  1. Note, unweighted number with weighted percent. Bold font identifies the unweighted number and weighted percent of "true" smokers self-reporting as non-smokers.
  2. All adults did not currently use smokeless tobacco, pipe, cigars, or nicotine gum, and had serum cotinine data.
  3. "True" smokers were defined as having 15+ng/ml serum cotinine. Invalid self-report was defined as "true" smokers self-reporting as non-smokers. Valid self-report was defined as "true" smokers self-reporting as smokers.
  4. SR: self-reported, CD: cotinine-determined; NHW = Non-Hispanic White; NHB = Non-Hispanic Black; MA = Mexican-American