Accuracy of Self-Reported Smoking and Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the US Workforce: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys

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• Personal Author:
  Arheart KL ; Bandiera FC ; Clark JD III ; Davila, Evelyn P. ; Dietz NA ; Erard MJ ; Fleming, Lora E. ; LeBlanc WG ; Lee DJ ; Lewis JE ; McCollister KE ; Wilkinson JD
• Description:
  OBJECTIVES: Occupational health studies often rely on self-reported secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure. This study examines the accuracy of self-reported tobacco use and SHS exposure. METHODS: Data on serum cotinine, self-reported tobacco use, and SHS exposure for US workers were extracted from three National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (n = 17,011). Serum cotinine levels were used to classify workers into SHS exposure categories. The percent agreement between self-reported tobacco use and SHS exposure with the cotinine categories was calculated. RESULTS: Workers reporting tobacco use were 88% accurate whereas workers reporting work, home, or home+work exposures were 87% to 92% accurate. Workers reporting no SHS exposure were only 28% accurate. CONCLUSIONS: Workers accurately reported their smoking status and workplace-home SHS exposures, but substantial numbers reporting "no exposures" had detectable levels of cotinine in their blood, indicating exposure to SHS. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hazardous Substances Laboratories Occupational Health Public Health Safety Smoke Smokers Surveys And Questionnaires Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  Exposure-methods Health-hazards Laboratory-testing Public-health Questionnaires Smoking Statistical-analysis Tobacco-constituents Tobacco-smoke Worker-health Workers

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  50
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035359
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2008 Dec; 50(12):1414-1420
• Contact Point Address:
  Kristopher L. Arheart, EdD, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Clinical Research Building, 10th Floor (R669), 1120 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL 33136
• Email:
  KArheart@med.miami.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20020901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20120831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187246/cdc_187246_DS1.pdf
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