Race-Gender Differences in Smoking

Smoking rates in the US show an interesting pattern in gender differences across racial groups–prevalence of women smoking compared to men is significantly lower among the Black and Hispanic populations, compared to the Caucasian whites.

This post shows smoking rates from 2 data sources: (1) Current Population Survey (Tobacco Supplement) by the US Census, (2) U.S. National Health Interview Survey from 1991-2013 (easy access provided by Integrated Health Interview Series (IHIS) at University of Minnesota

See the full story on Women Smoking here

Figure 1: Current Population Survey, US Census (Tobacco Supplement)

Figure 2: National Health Interview Survey from 1991-2013

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1. Marketing of Cigarettes to Women – On Public Health says:

   July 19, 2015 at 10:53 pm

   […] Similar race/gender patterns are observed in other major health surveys in the US […]

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