title: Associations of subjective social status with nondaily and daily smoking.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore associations between subjective social status (SSS) and smoking level among 2274 adult current smokers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Associations were investigated using a covariate-adjusted proportional odds cumulative logit model. Moderation (via race/ethnicity or sex) and mediation (via depressive symptoms, social/emotional support, or life satisfaction) were explored in additional models.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Higher SSS was associated with greater likelihood of nondaily versus light daily or moderate/ heavy daily smoking (p = .017). Life satisfaction partially mediated the association of SSS and smoking level (p = .003).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Higher SSS was associated with greater likelihood of nondaily relative to light daily or moderate to heavy smoking, potentially via greater life satisfaction. Additional studies are needed to confirm these findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education, University of Houston, Houston, Department of Health Disparities Research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. reitzel_at_UH@comcast.net.
authors.forename: Lorraine R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Reitzel
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Equity and Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Taneisha S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Buchanan
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Nga
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Equity, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Jasjit S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ahluwalia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D012923:Social Class; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology