US Cigarette Smoking Disparities by Race and Ethnicity — Keep Going and Going!

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Arrazola, René A. ; Griffin, Todd ; Lunsford, Natasha Buchanan ; Kittner, Deirdre ; Bammeke, Philip ; Courtney-Long, Elizabeth A. ; Armour, Brian S.
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  Although current cigarette smoking among US adults decreased from 42.4% in 1965 to 12.5% in 2020, prevalence is higher among certain racial and ethnic groups, including non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) adults.
  
  Methods
  
  We examined trends in current cigarette smoking prevalence, population estimates, and relative disparity among US adults (aged ≥18 y) between 2011 and 2020 by using data from the National Health Interview Survey. SAS-callable SUDAAN was used to obtain prevalence and population estimates, and relative disparity was calculated on the basis of findings in the literature. Trends were significant at P < .05.
  
  Results
  
  From 2011 to 2020, linear decreases in prevalence and population estimates were observed for non-Hispanic White (20.6% to 13.3%; 32.1 million to 20.7 million), non-Hispanic Black (19.4% to 14.4%; 5.1 million to 4.0 million), and Hispanic (12.9% to 8.0%; 4.2 million to 3.3 million) adults. For non-Hispanic AIAN adults, prevalence remained around 27%, and a linear increase in the population estimate was observed from 400,000 to 510,000. Relative disparity did not change across racial and ethnic categories.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Linear decreases have occurred between 2011 and 2020 for non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic adults who smoke, but the number of non-Hispanic AIAN adults who currently smoke has increased by 110,000, and relative disparities persist. To reduce racial and ethnic disparities in smoking, understanding how factors at multiple socioecologic levels impact smoking and helping to inform paths to equitable reach and implementation of tobacco control interventions for all population groups are needed.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult American Indian Or Alaska Native Black Or African American Cigarette Smoking Ethnicity Health Status Disparities Hispanic Or Latino Humans White
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2023; 20
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd20.220375
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  37262328
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10240929
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  20
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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