Why can't smokers quit? Longitudinal study of smokers in the US using the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) waves 1 to 5.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Most adult cigarette smokers have tried unsuccessfully to quit. We followed participants in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study through five waves (2013-2019), comparing smoking, quit behaviors and other characteristics between persistent smokers and those who became and stayed former smokers.

Methods

The main analysis employed treatment effects to estimate mean differences in smoking and quitting behaviors among smoker groups. Logistic models were used to estimate predicted means based on continuing smokers' demographic characteristics to ensure that any differences in outcomes did not come from differences in demographic characteristics.

Results

Among smokers enrolled in PATH Wave 1, 68 % persisted in all subsequent waves. Compa

SUBMITTER: Plurphanswat N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10632605 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature