2023
Smoking Disparities by Level of Educational Attainment and Birth Cohort in the U.S.
Cao P, Jeon J, Tam J, Fleischer N, Levy D, Holford T, Meza R. Smoking Disparities by Level of Educational Attainment and Birth Cohort in the U.S. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s22-s31. PMID: 36935129, PMCID: PMC10177656, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.06.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth cohortSmoking patternsRecent cohortsEducation groupCurrent smoking prevalenceEducation levelGrade educationCessation probabilitiesSmoking prevalenceTobacco useLow prevalenceCohortSmoking disparitiesDemographic characteristicsPrevalenceCohort modelCollege degreeCalendar yearDemographic factorsCessationGroupSpecial considerationDisparitiesIndividualsImportant differences
2022
Modeling cigarette smoking disparities between people with and without serious psychological distress in the US, 1997–2100
Xi Q, Meza R, Leventhal A, Tam J. Modeling cigarette smoking disparities between people with and without serious psychological distress in the US, 1997–2100. Preventive Medicine 2022, 166: 107385. PMID: 36495925, PMCID: PMC9994605, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious psychological distressSPD statusSmoking disparitiesSmoking prevalenceSmoking initiationNational Health Interview Survey 1997Smoking-related disparitiesPsychological distressSmoking-attributable deathsCigarette smoking ratesSmoking cessationSmoking ratesGeneral populationPremature deathTobacco controlPrevalenceDeathCessationWomenDistressDisparitiesInitiationPopulationAbsolute differenceCompartmental model