title: Cigarette smoking trends among U.S. working adult by industry and occupation: findings from the 2004-2012 National Health Interview Survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine trends in age-adjusted cigarette smoking prevalence among working adults by industry and occupation during 2004-2012, and to project those prevalences and compare them to the 2020 Healthy People objective (TU-1) to reduce cigarette smoking prevalence to ≤12%.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed the 2004-2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data. Respondents were aged ≥18 years working in the week prior to the interview. Temporal changes in cigarette smoking prevalence were assessed using logistic regression. We used the regression model to extrapolate to the period 2013-2020.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, an estimated 19.0% of working adults smoked cigarettes: 22.4% in 2004 to 18.1% in 2012. The largest declines were among workers in the education services (6.5%) industry and in the life, physical, and social science (9.7%) occupations. The smallest declines were among workers in the real estate and rental and leasing (0.9%) industry and the legal (0.4%) occupations. The 2020 projected smoking prevalences in 15 of 21 industry groups and 13 of the 23 occupation groups were greater than the 2020 Healthy People goal.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  During 2004-2012, smoking prevalence declined in the majority of industry and occupation groups. The decline rate varied by industry and occupation groups. Projections suggest that certain groups may not reach the 2020 Healthy People goal. Consequently, smoking cessation, prevention, and intervention efforts may need to be revised and strengthened, particularly in specific occupational groups.
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, Morgantown, WV; gsyamlal@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Girija
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Syamlal
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, Morgantown, WV;
authors.forename: Jacek M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mazurek
authors.affiliation: Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, Morgantown, WV;
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hendricks
authors.affiliation: Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jamal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult