Smoking Rate Trends in U.S. Occupational Groups: The 1987 to 2004 National Health Interview Survey
- 1 January 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Vol. 49 (1), 75-81
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jom.0b013e31802ec68c
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.Keywords
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