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Working Class Matters: Socioeconomic Disadvantage, Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Smoking in NHIS 2000

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: We sought to describe the burden of smoking on the US population, using diverse socioeconomic measures. METHODS: We analyzed data from the 2000 National Health Interview Survey. RESULTS: Overall, the prevalence of current smoking was greatest among persons in--and independently associated with--working class jobs, low educational level, and low income. Attempts to quit showed no socioeconomic gradient, while success in quitting was greatest among those with the most socioeconomic resources. These patterns held in most but not all race/ethnicity-gender groups. Finer resolution of smoking patterns was obtained using a relational UK occupational measure, compared to the skill-based measure commonly used in US studies. CONCLUSIONS: Reducing social disparities in smoking requires attention to the complexities of class along with race/ethnicity and gender.

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.94.2.269

Authors: Elizabeth M. Barbeau, Nancy Krieger, Mah-Jabeen Soobader

Institutions: Harvard University, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being, No poverty

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2112310909

FWCI: 22.02

Cites: 37

Cited by: 715

Related to: 10