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Trends in Education-Related Smoking Disparities Among U.S. Black or African American and White Adults: Intersections of Race, Sex, and Region.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite its overall decline in the United States, trends in cigarette smoking could vary by intersection with demographic characteristics. We explored trends in education-related disparities in current smoking among U.S. adults by race (Black or African American and White), sex, and U.S. census region.

Aims and methods

Data were from U.S. civilian non-institutionalized adults (aged ≥18 years) who self-identified as Black or African American and White and participated in the 1995-2019 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey. We estimated average annual percent changes in current cigarette smoking by the intersections of race, sex, census region, and educational attainment. We calculated educated-related prevalence differences in current cigarette smoking by subtracting the prevalence of bachelor's degrees from that of ResultsEducation-related disparities in current cigarette smoking increased over time, especially among Black or African American male (PD1995-1996 = 22.8%; PD2018-2019 = 27.2%) and female adults (PD1995-1996 = 12.1%; PD2018-2019 = 16.5%). By region, Black or African American male adults in the Midwest showed the largest increase in education-related current cigarette smoking disparities, followed by Black or African American male and female adults in the South, and White male and female adults in the Midwest. These findings were because of small to no declines in the prevalence of current cigarette smoking among those with Conclusion and relevanceThe gap in the prevalence of current cigarette smoking by education widened over time, especially among Black or African American adults in certain regions.

Implications

Despite the decline in the prevalence of current cigarette smoking in the U.S. population overall, such public health gain may not benefit all individuals equally. Using the data from a U.S. representative serial cross-sectional survey study during 1995-2019, we found that disparities in current cigarette smoking prevalence between those with

SUBMITTER: Choi K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10032197 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Trends in Education-Related Smoking Disparities Among U.S. Black or African American and White Adults: Intersections of Race, Sex, and Region.

Choi Kelvin K Jones Jamal T JT Ruybal Andrea L AL McNeel Timothy S TS Duarte Danielle A DA Webb Hooper Monica M

Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 20230301 4

<h4>Introduction</h4>Despite its overall decline in the United States, trends in cigarette smoking could vary by intersection with demographic characteristics. We explored trends in education-related disparities in current smoking among U.S. adults by race (Black or African American and White), sex, and U.S. census region.<h4>Aims and methods</h4>Data were from U.S. civilian non-institutionalized adults (aged ≥18 years) who self-identified as Black or African American and White and participated ...[more]

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Project description:IntroductionDetailed estimates of disparities in cigarette smoking across single- and multi-race groups and their intersections with ethnicity are lacking. This study estimates the prevalence of self-reported current smoking among intersecting adult race-ethnicity groups in the United States.Aims and methodsThe analysis uses 2018-2019 data from the Tobacco Use Supplement-Current Population Supplement (TUS-CPS; n = 137 471). Self-reported Hispanic origin and race were recoded into 19 mutually exclusive race-by-ethnicity intersecting groups. Weighted race-ethnicity group smoking prevalence were compared to the overall population prevalence and one another.ResultsCompared to the U.S. population current smoking prevalence (11.4% [95% CI = 11.2% to 11.6%]), smoking was particularly higher in non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) groups (20.7% [95% CI = 17.8% to 24.0%]) and non-Hispanic multiracial AI/AN/White (24.4% [95% CI = 20.3% to 29.1%]) and AI/AN/Black (22.4% [95% CI = 14.4% to 33.2%]) groups. Non-Hispanic single-race Asian (5.0% [95% CI = 4.4% to 5.6%]) and Hispanic single-race White (7.2% [95% CI = 6.7% to 7.7%]) smoking prevalence undercut the overall U.S. population prevalence. In pairwise comparisons, smoking prevalence was higher in various non-Hispanic single- and multi-race AI/AN groups than non-AI/AN groups and was lower in various Hispanic groups than non-Hispanic groups.ConclusionsSmoking prevalence disparities are not monolithic across complex diversity of race and ethnicity in the United States. Accurate identification of priority populations in need of targeted tobacco control efforts may benefit by acknowledging multinomial heterogeneity across intersecting racial and ethnic identities.ImplicationsUnderstanding racial and ethnic disparities in cigarette smoking can inform national strategies for reducing health inequities. This study examines cigarette smoking disparities among 19 adult intersecting race-ethnicity groups in the United States using the 2018-2019 TUS-CPS data. Results show higher smoking rates in some non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native and Black groups, while lower rates are seen in Asian and Hispanic individuals. These findings emphasize the need for disaggregated data to tackle smoking disparities and guide targeted prevention efforts.

Dataset Information

Trends in Education-Related Smoking Disparities Among U.S. Black or African American and White Adults: Intersections of Race, Sex, and Region.

Introduction

Aims and methods

Implications

Publications

Trends in Education-Related Smoking Disparities Among U.S. Black or African American and White Adults: Intersections of Race, Sex, and Region.

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