Smoking Trends and Disparities Among Black and Non-Hispanic Whites in California.

Objectives: The current study examined disparities in smoking trends across Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites in California.

Methods: Data from the 1996 to 2008 California Tobacco Survey were analyzed to examine trends in smoking behaviors and cessation across Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites.

Results: A decrease in overall ever and current smoking was observed for both Black and non-Hispanic Whites across the 12-year time period.

Tobacco smoking, quitting, and relapsing among adult males in Mainland China: the China Seven Cities Study.

Introduction: Despite an estimated 1 million tobacco-related deaths annually in China, public health officials face overwhelming barriers to implementing effective tobacco control policies and programs. Models of effective tobacco control can be adapted for Chinese tobacco use and culture based on reliable and valid data regarding predictors of smoking and abstaining.

Methods: As part of the China Seven Cities Study to assess the role of rapid social, economic, and cultural change on tobacco use and related health practices and outcomes, 4,072 adult male smokers provided data in 3 annual waves.