State and sociodemographic trends in US cigarette smoking with future projections

JAMA Network Open

2025-04-25

(Press-News.org) About The Study: The findings of these repeated cross-sectional surveys suggest that the difference in cigarette smoking prevalence between historically high vs low prevalence states will shrink by 2035, primarily from much faster declines among young adults in the traditionally highest prevalence states. Slower prevalence declines among older adults are likely to slow the decline in health consequences in these states.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, John P. Pierce, PhD, email jppierce@health.ucsd.edu.

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