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People Living with Low Socioeconomic Status
Adults with lower levels of education, who are unemployed or under-employed, or who live at or below the U.S. federal poverty level, are considered to have low socioeconomic status (Low SES).
In Michigan, the commercial tobacco use rate among people with low SES (48.1 percent) is more than double the statewide commercial tobacco use average (18.9 percent).
If you are interested in participating in future collaborative efforts to reduce commercial tobacco use among Michigan residents living with low socioeconomic status, please contact us at 517-335-8376.
Resources
- SelfMade Health Network (SMHN) — SMHN works to enhance the capacity, quality and performance of state tobacco prevention and cancer control programs, data and information systems, practice and services, partnerships, and resources to advance best and promising practices to eliminate cancer and tobacco-related disparities among populations with low socio-economic characteristics.
- Cigarette Smoking and Tobacco Use Among People of Low Socioeconomic Status (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Tobacco and Socioeconomic Status (Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids)
- Tobacco Use and Low Socioeconomic Status (University of California San Francisco Smoking Cessation Leadership Center)
- Garrett BE, Martell BN, Caraballo RS, King BA. Socioeconomic Differences in Cigarette Smoking Among Sociodemographic Groups. Prev Chronic Dis. June 13 2019; 16:E74.
- The Michigan Tobacco Quitlink (1-800-QUIT-NOW) can provide support for individuals who want to quit smoking. It can be hard to quit. The Quitlink recognizes that some groups of people are impacted by tobacco in unique ways and may need more support with quitting. To learn more about how quitting benefits your community, visit the Quitlink's Tobacco and You page.
- For additional resources and webinars, please visit our MDHHS Tobacco Control Program Online Tobacco Resource Library page.
- More data and reports related to commercial tobacco use and quitting rates can be found on our Data & Statistics About Tobacco in Michigan webpage.
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