Cigarette smoking and attempts to quits among adults receiving federal housing assistance from 2005 to 2018, NHIS-HUD linked data.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

While there has been a decline in smoking prevalence and an increase in quit attempts among the general U.S. adult population, this information is unknown for the population who receive housing assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).

Methods

We used National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)-HUD linked data to explore how the prevalence of cigarette smoking and past-year quit attempts has changed from 2005 to 2018 among HUD-assisted adults. Changes in the prevalence of outcome measures were examined over time for all HUD programs and by HUD program type. We created logistic regression models to assess the odds of being a current smoker or having a past-year quit attempt as a function of sociodemographic characteristics overall and

SUBMITTER: Bachand JV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11854234 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature