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. 2010 Jul;7(7):2789-99.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph7072789. Epub 2010 Jun 30.

Successful smoking cessation and duration of abstinence--an analysis of socioeconomic determinants

Joachim Marti  1
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Successful smoking cessation and duration of abstinence--an analysis of socioeconomic determinants

Joachim Marti. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

Smoking does not affect every socioeconomic subgroup of the population equally, resulting in major inequalities in terms of smoking-related morbidity and mortality. While previous studies mainly focused on inequalities in smoking prevalence, we have analysed the socioeconomic dimensions that might be associated with two other smoking-related outcomes: the odds of successfully quitting and the duration of abstinence. Using nationally representative Swiss data, we found evidence of a socioeconomic gradient in successful cessation and abstinence duration with respect to education level and income for both men and women.

Keywords: abstinence; duration analysis; inequalities; smoking cessation; socioeconomic status.

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Non-parametric survival functions by education and income.
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