Thomas K. Houston|Isabel C. Scarinci|Sharina D. Person|Paul Greene
Patient Smoking Cessation Advice by Health Care Providers: The Role of Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Health
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences|University of Alabama at Birmingham|University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences|University of Alabama at Birmingham|University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences|University of Alabama at Birmingham|University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences|University of Alabama at Birmingham
objectives assessed differences ethnicity ever receiving advice providers quit smoking evaluated whether socioeconomic status health status moderators association methods used 2000 behavioral risk factor surveillance survey data populationbased crosssectional survey results adjusting complex survey design 69 14089 current smokers reported ever advised quit provider hispanics 50 african americans 61 reported receiving smoking counseling less frequently compared whites 72 plt01 ethnic minority status lower education poorer health status remained significantly associated lower rates advice quit adjustment number cigarettes time last provider visit income comorbidities health insurance gender age smoking counseling differences african americans whites greater among lower income without health insurance compared whites differences hispanics african americans also greater among lower education conclusion found lower rates smoking cessation advice among ethnic minorities however also found complex interactions ethnicity socioeconomic factors