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Socioeconomic differences in smoking cessation : The role of social participation

Lindström, Martin LU ; Hanson, Bertil S. ; Östergren, Per Olof LU and Berglund, Göran LU (2000) In Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 28(3). p.200-208
Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate whether psychosocial resources explain socioeconomic differences in smoking cessation and its maintenance. Methods: A subpopulation of 11,837 individuals from the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study interviewed in 1992-94, age range 45-64 years, was investigated in this cross-sectional study. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to assess relative risks of having stopped smoking, adjusting for age, country of origin, previous/ current diseases, and marital status. Results: An odds ratio of 1.9 (1.4-2.5; 95% CI) for men and 2.0 (1.4-2.7; 95% CI) for women of having stopped smoking was found for higher non-manual employees when compared with unskilled manual workers. A decrease in... (More)

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate whether psychosocial resources explain socioeconomic differences in smoking cessation and its maintenance. Methods: A subpopulation of 11,837 individuals from the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study interviewed in 1992-94, age range 45-64 years, was investigated in this cross-sectional study. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to assess relative risks of having stopped smoking, adjusting for age, country of origin, previous/ current diseases, and marital status. Results: An odds ratio of 1.9 (1.4-2.5; 95% CI) for men and 2.0 (1.4-2.7; 95% CI) for women of having stopped smoking was found for higher non-manual employees when compared with unskilled manual workers. A decrease in these odds ratios was found when social participation was introduced into the model. The other three social network and social support variables were non-significant. Conclusion: High social participation is a predictor of maintenance of smoking cessation. It seems possible to interpret parts of the socioeconomic differences in smoking cessation and its maintenance as a consequence of differing social network resources and social capital between socioeconomic groups.

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smoking cessation, social capital, social participation, socioeconomic status
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Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
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200 - 208
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10.1177/14034948000280030901
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  author       = {{Lindström, Martin and Hanson, Bertil S. and Östergren, Per Olof and Berglund, Göran}},
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  series       = {{Scandinavian Journal of Public Health}},
  title        = {{Socioeconomic differences in smoking cessation : The role of social participation}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14034948000280030901}},
  doi          = {{10.1177/14034948000280030901}},
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