Table 1 Demographic characteristics as compared to U.S. Census and other national surveys, CRRTC national adult (≥18 years) phone survey 2014-2015

Gender

 Male

47.3 % (2372)

48.5 %

(46.0-51.0)

49.2 % [34]

 Female

52.7 % (2640)

51.5 %

(49.0-54.0)

50.8 % [34]

Age, years

45.9 ± 17.3

46.7

(45.8-47.7)

Age category

 18-24

14.2 % (711)

12.7 %

(11.2-14.1)

13.1 % [34]

 25-44

32.3 % (1612)

33.2 %

(30.8-35.5)

35.0 % [34]

 45-64

37.7 % (1883)

36.7 %

(34.3-39.1)

34.7 % [34]

 65+

15.8 % (789)

17.5 %

(15.3-19.6)

17.2 [34]

Race

 White

69.7 % (3473)

68.3 %

(65.9-70.6)

62.6 % [34]

 Black or African American

19.6 % (978)

18.3 %

(16.3-20.3)

13.2 % [34]

 American Indian or Alaska Native

2.7 % (135)

1.9 %

(1.3-2.6)

1.2 % [34]

 Asian

2.1 % (104)

2.4 %

(1.8-3.1)

5.3 % [34]

 Pacific Islander

0.4 % (21)

0.8 %

(0.3-1.3)

0.2 % [34]

 Other or Unknown

5.4 % (270)

8.2 %

(6.8-9.7)

Ethnicity

 Latino/Hispanic

8.6 % (432)

14.2 %

(12.4-16.0)

17.1 % [34]

 Non-Latino/Hispanic

91.4 % (4568)

85.8 %

(84.0-87.6)

82.9 % [34]

Education

  < High school (HS)

10.5 % (524)

11.2 %

(9.2-13.2)

12.3 % [34]

 G12 or GED, HS diploma

24.7 % (1232)

31.4 %

(28.8-34.0)

29.6 % [34]

 Some college

20.7 % (1034)

20.7 %

(18.8-22.6)

19.4 % [34]

 Associate’s degree

9.9 % (496)

10.5 %

(9.0-12.0)

9.4 % [34]

 Bachelor’s degree

21.2 % (1060)

15.7 %

(14.3-17.1)

18.9 % [34]

 Graduate or professional degree

13.0 % (651)

10.5 %

(9.4-11.6)

10.4 % [34]

Numeracy

 Incorrect or “do not know” numeracy response

32.0 % (1599)

31.9 %

(29.5-34.3)

 Correct numeracy response

68.0 % (3401)

68.1 %

(65.7-70.5)

75.3 % [53]

Household Poverty

 At or above federal poverty level

84.0 % (3901)

85.7 %

(83.8-87.5)

84.6 % [34]

Below federal poverty level

16.0 % (745)

14.3 %

(12.5-16.2)

15.4 % [34]

Sexual Orientation

 Straight or heterosexual

94.3 % (4730)

94.2 %

(93.1-95.3)

 Gay, lesbian, or bisexual

3.8 % (192)

3.2 %

(2.5-3.8)

3.5 % [54]

 Other or refused

1.8 % (92)

2.6 %

(1.7-3.5)

Census Region

 Northeast

10.7 % (537)

18.2 %

(16.3-20.2)

17.9 % [34]

 Midwest

19.4 % (972)

21.5 %

(19.3-23.8)

21.7 % [34]

 South

53.6 % (2685)

37.1 %

(34.7-39.5)

37.1 % [34]

 West

16.3 % (819)

23.1 %

(21.1-25.1)

23.3 % [34]

Tobacco Product Use

 Any tobacco product use, past 30 days

32.6 % (1633)

28.4 %

(26.2-30.6)

25.2 % [40]

 No tobacco product use, past 30 days

67.4 % (3381)

71.6 %

(69.4-73.8)

Current cigarette smoking

 Current smoker

23.0 % (1151)

17.8 %

(16.0-19.6)

18.0 % [40]

 Non-smoker

77.0 % (3856)

82.2 %

(80.4-84.0)

Used ≥ 1 NCTP in past 30 days

20.4 % (1022)

18.6 %

(16.7-20.5)