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. 2007 Jan;49(1):75-81.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31802ec68c.

Smoking rate trends in U.S. occupational groups: the 1987 to 2004 National Health Interview Survey

David J Lee  1 , Lora E Fleming, Kristopher L Arheart, William G LeBlanc, Alberto J Caban, Katherine Chung-Bridges, Sharon L Christ, Kathryn E McCollister, Terry Pitman
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Smoking rate trends in U.S. occupational groups: the 1987 to 2004 National Health Interview Survey

David J Lee et al. J Occup Environ Med. 2007 Jan.

Abstract

Objective: It is unknown if the gap in smoking rates observed between United States blue- and white-collar workers over the past four decades has continued into the new millennium.

Methods: The National Health Interview Survey is a nationally representative survey of the US civilian population. Smoking and current occupational status were assessed over survey periods 1987 to 1994 and 1997 to 2004 (n= 298,042).

Results: There were significant annual reductions in smoking rates for all adult US workers in both survey periods. Several blue-collar groups had greater annual smoking rate reductions in the most recent survey period relative to the earlier survey period. However, the majority of blue-collar worker groups had pooled 1997 to 2004 smoking rates in excess of the 24.5% smoking prevalence noted for all workers.

Conclusion: Development of effective smoking prevention strategies specifically targeting blue-collar groups is warranted.

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