Smokeless tobacco use among working adults - United States, 2005 and 2010.

摘要: Smokeless tobacco causes cancers of the oral cavity, esophagus, and pancreas. CDC analyzed National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data to estimate proportion U.S. working adults who used smokeless in 2005 2010, by industry occupation. This report describes results that analysis, which showed no statistically significant change prevalence use among workers from (2.7%) 2010 (3.0%). In was highest aged 25-44 years (3.9%), males (5.6%), non-Hispanic whites (4.0%), those with more than a high school education living South (3.9%). By industry, ranged 1.5% services 18.8% mining industries, occupation 1.3% office administrative support 10.8% construction extraction. These findings highlight opportunities for reducing health economic burdens workers, especially certain industries (e.g., mining) occupations extraction) where is common. recommends best practices comprehensive control programs, including effective employer interventions, such as providing employee insurance coverage proven cessation treatments, offering easily accessible help want quit, establishing enforcing tobacco-free workplace policies.