Evidence suggests that those residing in rural areas may be disproportionately affected by
the health burden of tobacco use. The present study examined tobacco use, self-reported …

Context: Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of and recent trends in smoking among adults by type …

Context: Although previous research has found smoking rates to be higher among residents
of rural areas, few studies have investigated rural‐urban differences in exposure to …

Rural areas of the United States have a higher smoking prevalence than urban areas.
However, no recent studies have rigorously examined potential changes in this disparity …

Background: Tobacco smoking and related health problems are still major public health
concerns in the United States despite the declining smoking prevalence. Objectives: This …

This project compared urban/rural differences in tobacco use, and examined how such
differences vary across regions/divisions of the US Using pooled 2012–2013 data from the …

Study objective: Recognition of the health consequences of exposure to environmental
tobacco smoke has led government agencies and many employers to establish policies that …

Background The extent to which the prevalence of smoking in Canada varies across
geographic areas independently of individual characteristics has not been quantified …

The geographic associations between tobacco outlet density, cigarette smoking prevalence,
and demographic variables at the county unit of analysis were examined. End of year 2002 …

Objectives. We analyzed smoking survey data across communities in Chicago, Ill, to explore
community-level variations in smoking behavior. Methods. We conducted a health survey of …