Current Use of Cigarettes in the United States: The Joint Role of Race/Ethnicity and Health Insurance Coverage.

ABSTRACT: The goal of this study was to assess the joint role of race/ethnicity and a health insurance coverage type (private, Medicare, Medicaid) in current cigarette use among adults in the U.S. Data from the 2019 Tobacco Use Supplement and the 2019 Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey were merged (n = 39,882). Bivariate associations between each coverage type and smoking prevalence were examined within each of six racial/ethnic groups. A multiple logistic regression model (for the odds of current cigarette use) was estimated to explore the interactions between race/ethnicity and an indicator of each type of coverage among Hispanic, non-Hispanic (NH) Black/African American, and NH White adults. All analyses included survey weights. Results of bivariate analyses in

SUBMITTER: Soulakova JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10706183 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature