State-specific prevalence of current e-cigarette use by disability status and disability type—United States, BRFSS 2016–2018

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• Alternative Title:
  Disabil Health J
• Personal Author:
  Zhang, Qing C. ; Courtney-Long, Elizabeth A. ; Sinclair, Lisa B. ; Reese, Sierra ; Armour, Brian S. ; Shapira, Stuart K.
• Description:
  Background:
  
  Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. The tobacco product landscape has diversified to include electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). Adults with disabilities are more likely than adults without disabilities to smoke cigarettes, but within the current body of literature, there is limited information on the use of e-cigarettes among adults with disabilities.
  
  Objective:
  
  To assess overall and state-specific prevalence of current e-cigarette use among adults by disability status, disability type, sex, and age.
  
  Methods:
  
  Disability was defined as having serious difficulty with vision, hearing, mobility, cognition, or any difficulty with self-care or independent living. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System cross-sectional survey data (2016–2018; n = 1,150,775) were used to estimate state and District of Columbia prevalence of current e-cigarette use among adults (aged ≥18 years) with and without disabilities, overall and by disability type, sex, and age group.
  
  Results:
  
  Median prevalence of current e-cigarette use was higher among adults with than without disabilities (6.5% vs. 4.3%, P < 0.05). Among adults with disabilities, use varied from 2.5% in DC to 10.0% in Colorado; median use was highest among those with cognitive disabilities (10.0%) and those aged 18–24 years (18.7%).
  
  Conclusions:
  
  Prevalence of current e-cigarette use was higher among adults with than without disabilities and varied across states by disability status, type, and age group. The findings underscore the need to monitor e-cigarette use among adults with disabilities and specifically include them in tobacco control policies and programs addressing e-cigarette use.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Cross-Sectional Studies Disabled Persons Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Humans Population Surveillance Prevalence Vaping Young Adult

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• Source:
  Disabil Health J. 15(1):101182
• Pubmed ID:
  34391714
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8678284
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Name as Subject:
  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (U.S.)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6a7149157dab54a0413ce37a699eb6450d5c878ae6be905dee199213310f5d94
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/112798/cdc_112798_DS1.pdf
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