Trends in smoking prevalence over time and space: a comparison between sexual minority and heterosexual populations

Davies, Megan, Moon, Graham and Lewis, Nathaniel M. (2020) Trends in smoking prevalence over time and space: a comparison between sexual minority and heterosexual populations. Health and Place, 65 (9), [102421]. (doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102421).

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Abstract

Research has suggested that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals are more likely to smoke tobacco than heterosexual individuals, but specific geographic patterns have not been examined frequently. We analysed change in smoking prevalence over time across Great Britain for LGB and heterosexual populations, comparing models for men and women. Smoking prevalence remained greater for sexual minority (SM) women over time than for other groups. Across Great Britain, decreases in smoking prevalence in urban areas were more pronounced for SM men compared with SM women. Future anti-smoking policies should consider sexuality and its association with place to eradicate smoking inequalities.

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Accepted/In Press date: 14 August 2020

Published date: 1 September 2020

Additional Information: Funding Information: This research was supported by an Advanced Quantitative Methods PhD funding award from the UK Economic and Social Research Council ( ES/J500161/1 ). Funding Information: This study uses the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) waves 1–18 and Understanding Society (US) waves 2–7. The BHPS and US are longitudinal panel surveys collecting household and individual level data on day-to-day activities, socio-demographic information such as sex, age and ethnicity, health information, and health risk behaviours such as smoking and alcohol intake. Households were selected and individuals from each household were interviewed each year if they consented, and new individuals were also added to each wave. The BHPS started in 1991 and was succeeded by US in 2007. Participants in the BHPS were asked if they wanted to continue in US from wave two onward. Data were retrieved through the UK Data Service, and Special Licence access was granted for LA data for BHPS and US.This research was supported by an Advanced Quantitative Methods PhD funding award from the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ES/J500161/1). Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Elsevier Ltd

Keywords: Great Britain, LGB, Multilevel modelling, Sexual minorities, Smoking