Research and Statistics
General | African Americans |American Indians & Alaskan Natives
Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders | Hispanics | LGBT | Women
General
CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Elon University Poll finds support for N.C. smoking ban at 65 percent Oct. 31, 2006
The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General June 27, 2006
Chronic Disease Notes and Reports Dec. 2005
Who's still smoking in NC Oct. 2007
The Adult Incidence of Asthma and Respiratory Symptoms by Passive Smoking In Utero or in Childhood April 1, 2005
Economic Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke March 31, 2005
North Carolina Adult Fact Sheets
"Efficacy of Tobacco Dependence Treatment in the Context of a "Smoke-Free Grounds" Worksite Policy: a Case Study." Aug. 2004
Surgeon General's Report for 2004
Tobacco Industry Political Influence and Tobacco Policy Making in New York 1983-1999
African Americans
General Information 1998
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistical overview of tobacco use by African Americans
Pathways to Freedom: Winning the Fight Against Tobacco
This guide addresses many issues that are specific to African Americans such as targeted advertising campaigns and historical, cultural, and socioeconomic influences.
American Indians and Alaskan Natives
General Information
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistical overview of tobacco use by American Indians and Alaskan Natives
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Tobacco Use in Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities
Statistical overview of tobacco use by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Hispanics
General Information 1998
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistical overview of tobacco use by Hispanics
National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention (NLCATP)
The NLCATP’s online resource provides information on Hispanics' increased risk of tobacco use and a limited state-by-state community outreach directory.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT)
"Burning Love: Big Tobacco Takes Aim at LGBT Youth"
Tobacco industry targets youth
"Smoking Cessation Interventions in San Francisco's Queer Communities"
Queer tobacco interventions
"Gay Teens & Smoking"
Examines smoking in gay teens
"Lesbians and Gays Face Tobacco Targeting"
Another look at the tobacco industry targeting advertisements towards the LGBT community
Project Scum
How a Tobacco Company Targeted the Gay and Homeless Communities
LGBT Tobacco Use Articles and Research
National Associations of LGBT Community Centers
Women
Dispelling the Myth 2001
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) community toolkit for reducing tobacco use among women
Women's Health: Interventions for Smoking Cessation
An educational grant funded by The Duke Endowment to improve the smoking cessation services offered to women of childbearing age in Forsyth County, NC in an effort to reduce their risk of having low birth weight or premature infants
