Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking by Occupation and Industry in the United States

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• Personal Author:
  Bang KM ; Kim JH
• Description:
  This study was undertaken to estimate the most recent prevalence of cigarette smoking by occupation and industry in the US, using the data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1988-1994. Included in NHANES III are data on the cigarette smoking status, occupation, industry, and other demographic information of US non-institutionalized civilians obtained through household interview surveys. The study population included 20,032 adults aged 17 years and older. To estimate the prevalence of cigarette smoking across occupation and industry groups, we used the Survey Data Analysis (SUDAAN) software. The prevalence of cigarette smoking was highest among material moving occupations, construction laborers, and vehicle mechanics and repairers. The lowest smoking prevalence was found among teachers. Among industry groups, the construction industry had the highest prevalence of cigarette smoking. These findings provide information useful for targeting education activities focusing on adverse health effects of cigarette smoking and also for indirect adjustments in analysis of morbidity and mortality by occupation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Construction Industry Demography Food Industry Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Smokers Staff Development Tobacco Products

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Author Keywords: Cigarette Cigarette-smoking Construction-industry Construction-workers Demographic-characteristics Industry Materials-handling Meat-packing-industry Mechanics Occupation Occupational-health Occupational-health-programs Prevalence Smoking

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  233-239
• Volume:
  40
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20021667
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2001 Sep; 40(3):233-239
• Contact Point Address:
  Ki Moon Bang, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505
• Email:
  kmb2@cdc.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:05fe4b8f34e9d9c708ca2f79198e4086fe20a5b0dd5f8b47746f9bbda778ba9b09e478bc1b2cbbfa832e6adfd0e6e7b289b61141ecdf9ee7b3dbd2e82fdb19a2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198795/cdc_198795_DS1.pdf
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