Trends in Smoking Behaviour Between 1985 and 2000 in Nine European countries by Education

摘要: Objective: To examine whether trends in smoking behaviour Western Europe between 1985 and 2000 differed by education group. Design: Data of level were obtained from national cross-sectional surveys conducted (a period characterised intense tobacco-control policies) analysed for countries combined each country separately. Annual prevalence the quantity cigarettes consumed smokers summarised level. Education inequalities examined at four time points. Setting: nine European countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Italy Spain. Participants: 451386 non-institutionalised men women 25-79 years old. Main outcome measures: Smoking status, daily smokers. Results: Combined-country analyses showed greater declines tobacco consumption among tertiary-educated compared to their less-educated counterparts. In country-specific analyses, elementary-educated British women, Italian demonstrated than more-educated Among Swedish, Finnish, Danish, German, Spanish seen groups. Conclusions: Widening smoking–related diseases may be several future. More insight into effective strategies specifically targeting low-educated groups gained examining policies UK over this period.