Abstract
Hardcore smoking among daily smokers in male and female adults in 27 countries: a secondary data analysis of Global Adult Tobacco Surveys (2008-2014)
Highlights
We used Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) data to estimate the prevalence of hardcore smokers (HCS) ie, daily smokers who smoke within 30 minutes after waking up, smoke ≥10 cigarettes per day, have not made any quit attempts during previous 12 months or have no intention to quit at all during the coming 12 months
The proportion (%) of daily smokers classified as HCS was highest in Greece (56.2%) followed by Russia (42.2%), Ukraine (37.2) and Poland (36.2) and lowest in Mexico (8.29)
At the country-level, a higher daily smoking rates suggest a higher proportion of HCS
Summary
We aimed to quantify the burden of HCS among daily smoking adult males and females in 27 countries
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