Smoking in social housing among adults in England, 2015-2020: a nationally representative survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To analyse associations between living in social housing and smoking in England and to evaluate progress towards reducing disparities in smoking prevalence among residents of social housing compared with other housing types.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative data collected between January 2015 and February 2020.

Setting

England.

Participants

105 562 adults (≥16 years).

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Linear and logistic regression were used to analyse associations between living in social housing (vs other housing types) and smoking status, cigarettes per day, time to first cigarette, exposure to others' smoking, motivation to stop smoking, quit attempts and use of cessation support. Analyses were adjusted for

SUBMITTER: Jackson SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9330323 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature