Fumes-tu encore? Quitting among French and American smokers: 2000-2010.

Purpose: This article examines sociodemographic correlates of initiation and quitting among French and American smokers.

Methods: National surveys in France and the United States in 2000, 2005, and 2010 were analyzed of ever smokers, 20-75 years old. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted on age of initiation and quitting.

Tanning Capacity and Nicotine Dependence Among African Americans.

Purpose: Recent findings suggest a link between facultative melanin and nicotine dependence among African Americans. We hypothesized that tanning capacity is associated with the time to first cigarette (TTFC) of the day.

Methods: Using a criterion based sample of 150 adult African American current smokers, reflectometer measures of constitutive and facultative melanin, tanning capacity, smoking status and history, saliva cotinine, sociodemographic characteristics, and stress and discrimination scales were recorded.

Link between facultative melanin and tobacco use among African Americans.

Nicotine's affinity for melanin-containing tissues may result from its precursor function in melanin synthesis or the irreversible binding of melanin and nicotine. The objective of this study was to investigate a hypothesized association of tobacco use, dependence, and nicotine exposure with melanin pigmentation among African American smokers. A criterion-based sample was employed to collect data from a study of 147 adult African American current smokers.

Opinions of African Americans about tobacco industry philanthropy.

Objectives: To investigate African Americans' opinions about the philanthropic contributions of the tobacco industry to Black organizations.

Methods: One thousand African Americans were randomly selected using a stratified cluster sample design of 10 U.S.

Disparities in smoking cessation among U.S. adults with a history of asthma.

Background: Socioeconomic status (SES) and racial-ethnic disparities in smoking cessation among U.S. adults with a history of asthma have received limited attention.

Personal space smoking restrictions among African Americans.

Objectives: This paper investigates the association between implementing a personal space smoking restriction for the home or automobile, and various sociodemographic, social, behavioral, and attitudinal variables.

Methods: Approximately 1000 African-American adults (aged >18 years) residing in non-institutionalized settings were randomly selected using a cross-sectional stratified cluster sample of ten U.S.

Disparities in smoking cessation between African Americans and Whites: 1990-2000.

Objectives: We examined disparities in smoking cessation rates between African Americans and Whites from 1990 through 2000.

Methods: We performed an analysis of smoking cessation with data from the National Health Interview Surveys of 30660 African Americans and 209828 Whites, 18 to 64 years old, with adjustment for covariates in multiple logistic regression models.

Results: Whites were significantly more likely than African Americans to be former smokers, and this disparity in the quit ratio persisted from 1990 through 2000.

African Americans' attitudes toward cigarette excise taxes.

Objectives: This study examined African Americans' opinions regarding cigarette excise taxes and other tobacco control issues.

Methods: A stratified cluster sample of US congressional districts represented by African Americans was selected. African Americans from 10 districts were interviewed.