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Persistent high rates of smoking among Israeli Arab males with concomitant decrease among Jews.

Orna Baron-Epel¹, Lital Keinan-Boker, Ruth Weinstein

¹School of Public Health, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel. ornaepel@research.haifa.ac.il

The Israel Medical Association Journal : IMAJ

|February 26, 2011

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Smoking rates declined among Israeli Jews but increased among Arab men from 2000-2008. This trend exacerbates health disparities, particularly among academics and non-academics.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Epidemiology
Health Disparities

Background:

Smoking poses a significant public health burden and incurs substantial healthcare costs.
Efforts to reduce smoking rates have been ongoing for decades.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare smoking rate trends in Israel between adult Arab men and Jewish men and women.
To analyze these trends from 2000 to 2008.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from six random telephone surveys conducted by the Israel Center for Disease Control (ICDC) between 2000 and 2008.
Analyzed smoking prevalence among 24,976 Jewish respondents and 2,564 Arab men, stratified by age, gender, and education.

Main Results:

Observed a 3.5% decline in smoking among Jewish men (ages 21-64) and a similar decline among Jewish women (ages 21-64) during the study period.
The decline in smoking among Jewish populations was primarily driven by individuals with academic education.
Conversely, smoking rates increased by approximately 6.5% among Arab men (ages 21-64), irrespective of educational background.

Conclusions:

Smoking prevalence is decreasing among Israeli Jews but not among Arab men.
The differential decline in smoking rates, especially among academics, is projected to widen health inequalities between socioeconomic and ethnic groups.
Tailored public health interventions are recommended for less educated Jewish populations and all Arab men to address these disparities.