Cigarette smoking cessation - United States, 1989

Article Abstract:

Progress in smoking cessation is evaluated, using data from the 1989 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), which conducted a telephone survey in 39 states and the District of Columbia. The ''quit ratio'' was the percentage of smokers (those who had smoked at least 100 cigarettes) who no longer smoked. The weighted ratios (weighted for the population of each state) ranged between 43 percent in Kentucky and 59 percent in Montana, with a median of 51 percent. They tended to be lowest (that is, to represent the fewest ''quitters'') in the Ohio River Valley and the southern states, and to be highest in the Rocky Mountain and mid-central states. People older than 35, whites, males, and those with high school educations, or more, had higher quit ratios. Other factors besides age, race, sex, and education also vary from state to state, and could influence these results. They include the percentage of heavy smokers, attitudes regarding smoking cessation, and the availability of help for people who want to quit. At higher ages, more former than current smokers are still alive; the age effect on the quit ratio is thereby affected. Additional efforts are needed to foster smoking cessation. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)

United States

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Cigarette smoking in China: prevalence, characteristics, and attitudes in Minhang District

Article Abstract:

Immediate tobacco control measures should be instituted in China to help avert a possible public health catastrophe. Researchers surveyed 8,552 people in the Minhang District, China in 1993, and found that 2,279 males (67%) and 72 females (2%) smoked cigarettes. Although 88% of those surveyed believed that smoking is harmful to the smokers and others who breathe second-hand smoke, only 14% of the male smokers said they wanted to quit. A large proportion of income is spent on smoking. Although some regulations and controls have been imposed on the tobacco industry, the government has done little to enforce these restrictions. A tax increase on cigarettes, a ban on cigarette sales to school-aged children, and a ban on cigarette advertising could be very effective in reducing tobacco use.

Demographic aspects, Smokers, Chinese, Chinese (Asian people), Tobacco habit

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State-specific prevalence of cigarette smoking - United States, 1995

Article Abstract:

A report on the rates of cigarette smoking in each state represents the first time a behavior has been designated as a reportable condition. The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists in Jun 1996 recommended making cigarette smoking a condition reportable to the CDC. The median prevalence of smoking nationwide in 1995 was 22.4%. Kentucky had the highest rates of smoking (27.8%) and Utah the lowest (13.2%). In fact, Utah is the only state to meet objective 3.4 of Healthy People 2000. In most states the gap in cigarette use between men and women is narrowing.

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