Association between cigarette smoking status and voting intentions: Cross sectional surveys in England 2015-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Cigarette smoking takes place within a cultural and social context. Political views and practices are an important part of that context. To gain a better understanding of smoking, it may be helpful to understand its association with voting patterns as an expression of the political views and practices of the population who smoke. This study aimed to assess the association between cigarette smoking and voting intentions and to examine how far any association can be explained by sociodemographic factors and alcohol use.

Methods

Pooled monthly representative repeat cross-sectional household surveys of adults (16+) in England (N = 55,482) between 2015 and 2020 were used to assess the association between cigarette smoking status and voting intentions, and whet

SUBMITTER: Cox S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8665625 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature