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Comparison of smoking cessation between education groups: Findings from 2 US national surveys over 2 decades

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  • Zhuang, Y.-L.
  • Gamst, A.C.
  • Cummins, S.E.
  • Wolfson, T.
  • Zhu, S.-H.

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Objectives. We examined smoking cessation rate by education and determined how much of the difference can be attributed to the rate of quit attempts and how much to the success of these attempts. Methods. We analyzed data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS, 1991-2010) and the Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS, 1992-2011). Smokers (≥ 25 years) were divided into lower- and higher-education groups (≤ 12 years and > 12 years). Results. A significant difference in cessation rate between the lower- and the higher-education groups persisted over the last 2 decades. On average, the annual cessation rate for the former was about two thirds that of the latter (3.5% vs 5.2%; P

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  • Zhuang, Y.-L. & Gamst, A.C. & Cummins, S.E. & Wolfson, T. & Zhu, S.-H., 2015. "Comparison of smoking cessation between education groups: Findings from 2 US national surveys over 2 decades," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105(2), pages 373-379.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.302222_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302222
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    2. Lucia Borsari & Simone Storani & Carlotta Malagoli & Tommaso Filippini & Marco Tamelli & Marcella Malavolti & Fausto Nicolini & Marco Vinceti, 2018. "Impact of Referral Sources and Waiting Times on the Failure to Quit Smoking: One-Year Follow-Up of an Italian Cohort Admitted to a Smoking Cessation Service," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-11, June.
    3. Giuseppe Gorini & Giulia Carreras & Barbara Cortini & Simona Verdi & Maria Grazia Petronio & Piersante Sestini & Elisabetta Chellini, 2015. "Impact of National Smoke-Free Legislation on Educational Disparities in Smoke-Free Homes: Findings from the SIDRIAT Longitudinal Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-12, July.

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