Educational Inequalities in Initiation, Cessation, and Prevalence of Smoking Among 3 Italian Birth Cohorts
Bruno Federico, MSc,
Giuseppe Costa, MD and
Anton E. Kunst, PhD
Bruno Federico and Anton E. Kunst are with the Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Bruno Federico is also with the Department of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Cassino, Italy. Giuseppe Costa is with the Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Turin, Italy.
FIGURE 1—Age-specific probabilities of smoking initiation among 3 Italian birth cohorts: 19401949 for men (a) and women (b), 19501959 for men (c) and women (d), and 19601969 for men (e) and women (f).
Note. In 2000, data were available up to age 50 years for the 19501959 cohort and up to age 40 years for the 19601969 cohort.
FIGURE 2—Age-specific probabilities of smoking cessation among 3 Italian birth cohorts: 19401949 for men (a) and women (b), 19501959 for men (c) and women (d), and 19601969 for men (e) and women (f).
Note. In 2000, data were available up to age 50 years for the 19501959 cohort and up to age 40 years for the 19601969 cohort.
FIGURE 3—Age-specific probabilities of smoking among 3 Italian birth cohorts: 19401949 for men (a) and women (b), 19501959 for men (c) and women (d), and 19601969 for men (e) and women (f).
Note. In 2000, data were available up to age 50 years for the 19501959 cohort and up to age 40 years for the 19601969 cohort.