2023
Smoking Histories by State in the U.S.
Holford T, McKay L, Jeon J, Tam J, Cao P, Fleischer N, Levy D, Meza R. Smoking Histories by State in the U.S. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s42-s52. PMID: 36653233, PMCID: PMC11186469, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPack yearsSmoking historySmoking prevalenceBirth cohortSmoking initiationNational Health Interview SurveyMean smoking durationHealth Interview SurveyTobacco Use SupplementRecent birth cohortsTobacco control policiesCessation probabilitiesCigarette smokingSmoking trendsSmoking durationSmoking ratesState-specific trendsPrevalenceTobacco controlInterview SurveyCohortCessationDurationInitiationYears
2018
Projecting the effects of tobacco control policies in the USA through microsimulation: a study protocol
Tam J, Levy DT, Jeon J, Clarke J, Gilkeson S, Hall T, Feuer EJ, Holford TR, Meza R. Projecting the effects of tobacco control policies in the USA through microsimulation: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e019169. PMID: 29574440, PMCID: PMC5875683, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco control policiesNational Health Interview SurveySmoke-free air lawsPublic health decision makingHealth Interview SurveyPopulation health outcomesHealth decision makingCessation ratesSmoking prevalenceStudy protocolPreventable deathsBirth cohortHealth outcomesAge groupsSmokingInterview SurveyPopulation deathsReduced exposureTobacco policiesCigarette taxesMortalityPrevalenceDirect individual benefitAir lawsDeath
2016
Has Smoking Cessation Increased? An Examination of the US Adult Smoking Cessation Rate 1990–2014
Méndez D, Tam J, Giovino GA, Tsodikov A, Warner KE. Has Smoking Cessation Increased? An Examination of the US Adult Smoking Cessation Rate 1990–2014. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2016, 19: 1418-1424. PMID: 27634956, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntw239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cessation ratesNational Health Interview SurveyCessation ratesSmoking prevalenceSmoking epidemicIndependent population surveysAdult smoking prevalenceHealth Interview SurveyAnnual cessation rateMeta-regression modelsSmoking cessationNSDUH dataQuit ratesNHIS dataDrug useObserved prevalencePrevalenceInterview SurveySmokersNational surveyPopulation surveyEpidemicUnited StatesFindings
2014
Impact of Changing U.S. Demographics on the Decline in Smoking Prevalence, 1980–2010
Tam J, Warner KE, Gillespie BW, Gillespie JA. Impact of Changing U.S. Demographics on the Decline in Smoking Prevalence, 1980–2010. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2014, 16: 864-866. PMID: 24401731, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntt223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking prevalenceNational Health Interview SurveyTotal smoking prevalenceU.S. smoking prevalenceDistribution of smokersHealth Interview SurveyRace/ethnicity groupsRace/ethnicity distributionRace/ethnicity categoriesSmoking ratesGeneral populationPrevalenceEthnicity distributionInterview SurveyU.S. populationEthnicity groupsAgeDemographicsSmokersSmokingEthnicity categoriesDemographic factorsShare of HispanicsPopulationImportant contributor