Tobacco Use Among Working Adults — United States, 2014–2016

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Syamlal, Girija ; King, Brian A. ; Mazurek, Jacek M.
• Description:
  Summary: What is already known about this topic? Differences exist in tobacco use by industry and occupation among U.S. working adults. Workplace tobacco-control interventions have been effective in reducing cigarette smoking prevalence and exposure to secondhand smoke. What is added by this report? Analysis of National Health Interview Survey data for 2014-2016 found that among working adults, 22.1% currently (every day or some days) used any form of tobacco product; 15.4% currently used cigarettes, 5.8% used other combustible tobacco products, 3.0% used smokeless tobacco, and 3.6% used electronic cigarettes; overall, 4.6% used two or more tobacco products. By industry, any tobacco product use ranged from 11.0% among education services to 34.3% among construction workers; use of two or more tobacco products was highest among construction industry workers. By occupation, any tobacco use ranged from 9.3% among life, physical, and social science workers to 37.2% among installation, maintenance, and repair workers; use of two or more tobacco products was highest among installation, maintenance, and repair workers. What are the implications for public health action? These findings underscore the importance of continued implementation of proven strategies to prevent and reduce tobacco product use, including current use of multiple products among working adults. To maximize the health of workers, employers could also consider integrating comprehensive and effective tobacco cessation programs into health promotion programs in the workplace. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Demography Food Handling Food Industry Health Promotion Health Surveys Occupational Health Public Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Smokers Smoking Surveys And Questionnaires Tobacco Products Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Smoking; Cigarette-smoking; Tobacco; Surveillance-programs; Health-surveys; Demographic-characteristics; Service-industries; Food-services; Public-health; Behavior; Work-environment; Worker-health; Health-programs; Risk-factors; National Health Interview Survey; NHIS
• Source:
  MMWR 2017 Oct; 66(42):1130-1135
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6642a2
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  29072865
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5689107
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Jamal, Ahmed ; Schoenborn, Charlotte A.
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  42
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050551
• Email:
  gsyamlal@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/54676/cdc_54676_DS1.pdf
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