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State-Specific Patterns of Cigarette Smoking, Smokeless Tobacco Use, and E-Cigarette Use Among Adults — United States, 2016
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Hu, Shaohua Sean Homa, David M. Wang, Teresa W. Gómez, Yéssica González Walton, Kimp Neff, Linda J. |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | INTRODUCTION State-level monitoring of changes in tobacco product use can help inform tobacco control policy and practice. This study examined state-specific prevalence of cigarette, smokeless tobacco, and e-cigarette use among US adults. METHODS Data came from the 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a state-based telephone survey of US adults aged 18 years or older (N = 477,665). Prevalence estimates for current (every day or some days) cigarette smoking, smokeless tobacco use, and e-cigarette use were calculated for all 50 states and the District of Columbia (DC) and stratified by sex and race/ethnicity. Because the 2016 BRFSS measured e-cigarette use for the first time, estimates of ever e-cigarette use and concurrent use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes were also calculated. We assessed subgroup differences with χ2 tests. RESULTS In 2016, prevalence of current cigarette smoking among US adults ranged from 8.8% (Utah) to 24.8% (West Virginia), while prevalence of current smokeless tobacco use ranged from 1.3% (DC) to 9.8% (Wyoming). For e-cigarettes, ever use ranged from 16.2% (DC) to 28.4% (Arkansas), and current use ranged from 2.4% (DC) to 6.7% (Oklahoma). Across all states, current e-cigarette use was significantly higher among current cigarette smokers than among former or never cigarette smokers. States with the highest prevalence of cigarette smoking generally had a high prevalence of current e-cigarette use. CONCLUSION Prevalence of adult cigarette smoking, smokeless tobacco use, and e-cigarette use varies across states. These findings underscore the importance of comprehensive statewide tobacco control and use prevention efforts that address the diverse tobacco products used among adults. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.5888/pcd16.180362 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/pdf/18_0362.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 30730828 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd16.180362 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 16 |
| Journal | Preventing chronic disease |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
