Smoking Rate Trends in Korean Occupational Groups: Analysis of KNHANES 1998-2009 Data

• Published in: Journal of Occupational Health Vol. 54; no. 6; pp. 452 - 458
• Main Authors: Jang, Tae‐Won, Kim, Hyoung‐Ryoul, Choi, Sarah E., Yim, Hyeon‐Woo, Lee, Hye‐Eun, Myong, Jun‐Pyo, Koo, Jung‐Wan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia JAPAN SOCIETY FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 01.11.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Confidence Intervals; Employment - classification; Female; Health Surveys - methods; Humans; Korean; Male; Middle Aged; Occupation; Odds Ratio; Prevalence; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Sex Distribution; Smoking; Smoking - epidemiology; Trend; Republic of Korea; South Korea

[Abstract]: [Objectives]: This study aimed to investigate changes in the smoking rate among Korean adults from 1998-2009 by gender and occupational groups. [Methods]: Using the data from the first (1998), second (2001), third (2005) and fourth (2009) waves of the Korean National Health and Nutrition...