Cigarette smoking prevalence 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 United States, 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 U.S. noninstitutionalized 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) soft-ware which incorporates sample weights and non-response adjustment. The overall prevalence of cigarette smoking was 28.3% (95% CI = 26.9-29.8). The prevalence of cigarette smoking was highest among blue-collar occupations including material moving occupations (45.9%, 95% CI = 35.7-56.1), construction laborers (41.9%, 95% CI = 31.5- 52.3), and vehicle mechanics and repairers (41.7%, 95% CI = 31.5- 52.3). The lowest smoking prevalence was found among teachers (12.2%, 95% CI = 8.5-15.9). Among industry groups, the construction industry had the highest prevalence of cigarette smoking (42.2%, 95% CI = 37.1-47.3), while educational services (14.4%, 95% CI = 11.1- 17.7) and offices of health practitioners (14.4%, 95% CI = 8.9-24.9). 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 when direct measures of smoking prevalence are not available. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Demography Education Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Safety Smokers Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  Cigarette smoking; Smoking; Demographic characteristics; Age factors; Age groups; Occupational health; Morbidity rates; Mortality rates; Mortality data; Education
• ISSN:
  0002-9262
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• 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
• Volume:
  151
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20020881
• Citation:
  Am J Epidemiol 2000 Jun; 151(11)(Suppl):S83
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Epidemiology
• Supplement:
  Suppl
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/247940/cdc_247940_DS1.pdf
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