Patterns of birth cohort-specific smoking histories, 1965-2009.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Characterizing the smoking patterns for different birth cohorts is essential for evaluating the impact of tobacco control interventions and predicting smoking-related mortality, but the process of estimating birth cohort smoking histories has received limited attention.

Purpose

Smoking history summaries were estimated beginning with the 1890 birth cohort in order to provide fundamental parameters that can be used in studies of cigarette smoking intervention strategies.

Methods

U.S. National Health Interview Surveys conducted from 1965 to 2009 were used to obtain cross-sectional information on current smoking behavior. Surveys that provided additional detail on history for smokers including age at initiation and cessation and smoking intensity were used to c

SUBMITTER: Holford TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3951759 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature