Disparities in Smoking Cessation Between African Americans and Whites: 1990-2000

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dc.contributor.authorKing, Gary
dc.contributor.authorPolednak, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorBendel, Robert B
dc.contributor.authorVilsaint, My C
dc.contributor.authorNahata, Sunny B
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T14:59:00Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T14:59:00Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractObjectives. We examined disparities in smoking cessation rates between African Americans and Whites from 1990 through 2000. Methods. We performed an analysis of smoking cessation with data from the National Health Interview Surveys of 30,660 African American and 209,828 Whites, 18 to 64 years old, with adjustment for covariates in multiple logistic regression models. Results. Whites were significantly more likely than African Americans to be former smokers, and this disparity in the quit ratio persisted from 1990 through 2000. After adjustment for covariates, disparities were substantially reduced especially among women. Among former smoker, African Americans were significantly more likely than Whites to have quit successfully within the past 10 years. Conclusion. Statistical adjustment for covariates reduces African American-White disparities in quit ratios, and recent cessation patterns suggest possible future reductions in disparities.
dc.description.urihttps://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.94.11.1965
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/1zww-fos1
dc.identifier.citationKing, Gary and Polednak, Anthony and Bendel, Robert B and Vilsaint, My C and Nahata, Sunny B (2004) Disparities in Smoking Cessation Between African Americans and Whites: 1990-2000. American Journal of Public Health, 94 (11). pp. 1965-1971.
dc.identifier.issn0090-0036
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 314
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22477
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectSmoking & Tobacco Use
dc.subjectdisparities
dc.subjectsmoking cessation
dc.subjectAfrican American
dc.subjectblack
dc.subjectWhite
dc.subjectcaucasian
dc.subjectquit ratio
dc.titleDisparities in Smoking Cessation Between African Americans and Whites: 1990-2000
dc.typeArticle

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