Regional and social disparities in cessation behavior and motivation to quit among U.S. adult current smokers, Tobacco Use Supplement to the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey 2014-15 and 2018-19.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Variation in smoking cessation behaviors and motivators across the United States may contribute to health disparities. This study investigates regional differences over time in two key cessation motivators (quit interest and doctor's advice to quit) and two cessation behaviors (past-year quit attempts and recent successful cessation) across diverse demographic factors.

Methods

Data were analyzed from two releases of the Tobacco Use Supplement to the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS) for the years 2014-15 and 2018-19. The analysis included sex, age, race and ethnicity, education, marital status, employment status, and household income.

Results

Findings from 2018 to 2019 TUS-CPS revealed that quit interest was highest in the Northeast

SUBMITTER: Johnson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11557426 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature