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Products - Data Briefs - Number 34 - April 2010


NCHS Data Brief
Number 34, April 2010

Depression and Smoking in the U.S. Household Population Aged 20 and Over, 2005-2008

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Laura A. Pratt, Ph.D., and Debra J. Brody, M.P.H.


Key findings
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 2005-2008

•Adults aged 20 and over with depression were more likely to be cigarette smokers than those without depression.
•Women with depression had smoking rates similar to men with depression, while women without depression smoked less than men.
•The percentage of adults who were smokers increased as depression severity increased.
•Among adult smokers, those with depression smoked more heavily than those without depression. They were more likely to smoke their first cigarette within 5 minutes of awakening and to smoke more than one pack of cigarettes per day.
•Adults with depression were less likely to quit smoking than those without depression.
Depression is a chronic disease that often results in limitations in work, family, and social life (1). Persons with depression have higher rates of cardiovascular disease and diabetes and more risk behaviors for these diseases, such as smoking, poor diet, or lack of exercise, than persons without depression (2).

Since 1964, when the Surgeon General’s first Report on Smoking and Health was released (3), cigarette smoking among adults in the United States has been reduced by one-half. However, 21% of the adult population still smokes (4). Better understanding the characteristics of adults who continue to smoke and the relationship between smoking and depression may lead to improved tobacco cessation interventions (5).

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