Small area estimates reveal high cigarette smoking prevalence in low-income cities of Los Angeles county.

ABSTRACT: Los Angeles County has among the lowest smoking rates of large urban counties in the USA. Nevertheless, concerning disparities persist as high smoking prevalence is found among certain subgroups. We calculated adult smoking prevalence in the incorporated cities of Los Angeles County in order to identify cities with high smoking prevalence. The prevalence was estimated by a model-based small area estimation method with utilization of three data sources, including the 2007 Los Angeles County Health Survey, the 2000 Census, and the 2007 Los Angeles County Population Estimates and Projection System. Smoking prevalence varied considerably across cities, with a more than fourfold difference between the lowest (5.3%) and the highest prevalence (21.7%). Higher smoking prevalence was generally foun

SUBMITTER: Cui Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3368049 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature