Characteristics and Correlates of Recent Successful Cessation among Adult Cigarette Smokers, United
Monday, December 21, 2020
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
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K, Wang TW, Prutzman Y, Jamal A, Babb SD.
Characteristics and
Correlates of Recent Successful Cessation among Adult Cigarette Smokers, United
States, 2018.
Prev Chronic Dis 2020;17:200173. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd17.200173
This study assessed characteristics and correlates of recent successful
cessation (quitting smoking for 6 months or longer within the past year) among
U.S. adult cigarette smokers aged 18 years or older. Estimates came from the
July 2018 fielding of the 2018–2019 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current
Population Survey. In 2018, 7.1% (about 1 in 14) of adult smokers reported
recent successful cessation. Some groups had less success, including
certain demographic groups, and some groups had greater success, including
exclusive e-cigarette users, people with smoke-free home rules, and people who
received advice to quit from a medical doctor. To help more smokers quit,
public health practitioners can ensure that evidence-based tobacco control
interventions, including barrier-free access to evidence-based cessation
treatments, are reaching populations that face greater barriers to successfully
quitting smoking. Coordinated local, state, and national efforts can accelerate
progress toward increasing smoking cessation and reducing tobacco-related
disease and death.
The article is available online at https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/20_0173.htm.
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