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Disparities in smoking cessation between African Americans and Whites: 1990-2000

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  • King, G.
  • Polednak, A.
  • Bendel, R.B.
  • Vilsaint, M.C.
  • Nahata, S.B.

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Objectives. We examined disparities in smoking cessation rates between African Americans and Whites from 1990 through 2000. Methods. We performed an analysis of smoking cessation with data from the National Health Interview Surveys of 30660 African Americans and 209828 Whites, 18 to 64 years old, with adjustment for covariates in multiple logistic regression models. Results. Whites were significantly more likely than African Americans to be former smokers, and this disparity in the quit ratio persisted from 1990 through 2000. After adjustment for covariates, disparities were substantially reduced especially among women. Among former smokers, African Americans were significantly more likely than Whites to have quit successfully within the past 10 years. Conclusions. Statistical adjustment for covariates reduces African American-White disparities in quit ratios, and recent cessation patterns suggest possible future reductions in disparities.

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  • King, G. & Polednak, A. & Bendel, R.B. & Vilsaint, M.C. & Nahata, S.B., 2004. "Disparities in smoking cessation between African Americans and Whites: 1990-2000," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 94(11), pages 1965-1971.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2004:94:11:1965-1971_1
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    1. Jessica Ho & Irma Elo, 2013. "The Contribution of Smoking to Black-White Differences in U.S. Mortality," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 50(2), pages 545-568, April.
    2. Keyes, Katherine M. & Vo, Thomas & Wall, Melanie M. & Caetano, Raul & Suglia, Shakira F. & Martins, Silvia S. & Galea, Sandro & Hasin, Deborah, 2015. "Racial/ethnic differences in use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana: Is there a cross-over from adolescence to adulthood?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 124(C), pages 132-141.
    3. Lillard, Dean R. & Plassmann, Vandana & Kenkel, Donald & Mathios, Alan, 2007. "Who kicks the habit and how they do it: Socioeconomic differences across methods of quitting smoking in the USA," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 64(12), pages 2504-2519, June.
    4. Dana S. Mowls & Vinay K. Cheruvu & Melissa D. Zullo, 2014. "Clinical and Individual Factors Associated with Smoking Quit Attempts among Adults with COPD: Do Factors Vary with Regard to Race?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-11, April.
    5. Jennifer W. Kahende & Ann M. Malarcher & Anna Teplinskaya & Kat J. Asman, 2011. "Quit Attempt Correlates among Smokers by Race/Ethnicity," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 8(10), pages 1-18, September.
    6. Irma Elo & Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez & James Macinko, 2014. "The Contribution of Health Care and Other Interventions to Black–White Disparities in Life Expectancy, 1980–2007," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 33(1), pages 97-126, February.

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