Disparities in cigarette smoking and the health of marginalized populations in the U.S.: a simulation analysis
Differences in cigarette smoking portend substantial ongoing and future disparities in life expectancy and time to reach 5% smoking prevalence. Reducing tobacco-related disparities in the U.S. will require an explicitly equity-focused vision, and the tobacco endgame will only be truly achieved when it includes all groups.
Authors
- Douglas E. Levy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9446-7899)
- Jessica E. Becker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0522-2836)
- Stephanie S. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1913-1820)
- Fatma M. Shebl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9750-0049)
- Sydney Goldberg
- Yiqi Qian
- Emily P. Hyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8721-106X)
- Naomi Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5392-7235)
- Krishna P. Reddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1832-2193)
- Nora M Mulroy
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- NYU Langone Health (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22658-8
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33
Funders
- American Lung Association
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- National Institute on Aging
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute on Drug Abuse