title: Cigarettes, Smokeless Tobacco, and Poly-Tobacco Among Workers in Three Dusty Industries.
abstract: Tobacco use remains high among blue-collar workers, the health consequences of which may be compounded by occupational dust exposure. Detailed data on tobacco use among workers in dusty industries are lacking.
  
  
  
  The 2006 to 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health was used to compare current tobacco use prevalence [including cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (SLT), and both (dual use)] among male workers in three dusty industries to all other employed men using bivariate and multivariate analysis.
  
  
  
  Smoking rates were high among extraction (39.9%) and construction (38.5%) workers. Increased odds of SLT (odds ratio = 3.3) and dual use (odds ratio = 2.6) were observed among dusty-industry workers compared with other employed men. The prevalence of any tobacco use was unexpectedly high among extraction workers (60.4%).
  
  
  
  Disparities in tobacco use behaviors by industry may point to opportunities for targeted workplace tobacco cessation programs.
authors.affiliation: Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (Dr Graber), Department of Health Education and Behavioral Science, School of Public Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway (Ms Manderski, Dr Wackowski); Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago (Dr Cohen); Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health (Dr Delnevo) and University of Colorado, Denver (Dr Rose); and Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Piscataway (Dr Ahluwalia).
authors.forename: Judith M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Graber
authors.forename: Cristine D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Delnevo
authors.forename: Michelle T Bover
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Manderski
authors.forename: Olivia A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Wackowski
authors.forename: Cecile S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: Jasjit S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ahluwalia
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000383:Agriculture; D060389:Construction Industry; D004391:Dust; D019652:Extraction and Processing Industry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000639:trends; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D062789:Tobacco Products; D064424:Tobacco Use; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004391:Dust