Tobacco product use among workers in the construction industry, United States, 2014-2016

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Ind Med
• Personal Author:
  Syamlal, Girija ; King, Brian A. ; Mazurek, Jacek M.
• Description:
  Background:
  
  Although cigarette smoking has declined among U.S. workers, smoking remains high among construction workers. This study assessed tobacco product use among U.S. construction workers.
  
  Methods:
  
  The 2014–2016 National Health Interview Survey data for U.S. working adults were analyzed.
  
  Results:
  
  Of the 10.2 (6.3% of working adults) million construction workers, 35.1% used any tobacco product; 24.4% were cigarette smokers, 8.3% were cigar, cigarillo, pipe or hookah smokers, 7.8% were smokeless tobacco users, 4.4% were e-cigarette users, and 7.6% used ≥2 tobacco product users. Tobacco use varied by worker characteristics, with highest tobacco use (>35%) among those reporting ≤5 years on the job, temporary work status, job insecurity, or an unsafe workplace. Construction workers had higher odds of tobacco product use than non-construction workers.
  
  Conclusions:
  
  Over one-third of U.S. construction workers use tobacco products and disparities exist across sub-groups. Workplace tobacco control strategies could reduce tobacco use among this population.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Article Construction Industry Construction Workers Female Health Status Health Surveys Humans Industry Male Middle Aged Occupation Tobacco Products Tobacco Use United States Young Adult

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• Source:
  Am J Ind Med. 61(11):939-951
• Pubmed ID:
  30229974
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6350769
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States ; No funding source was reported for this study/International
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:285d17cd7b55c7e24740cce326301523d0094cb3504bfee94c60a8f665082e46
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/75355/cdc_75355_DS1.pdf
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