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Widening inequalities in smoking rates in the Republic of Ireland? Zubair Kabir , Helen McAvoy, Udo Reulbach, Jane Wilde, Luke Clancy TobaccoFree Research Institute Ireland, Institute of Public Health in Ireland. Table 2: Smoking rates (%) by SC in both sexes. METHODS. BACKGROUND.

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  1. Widening inequalities in smoking rates in the Republic of Ireland? Zubair Kabir , Helen McAvoy, Udo Reulbach, Jane Wilde, Luke Clancy TobaccoFree Research Institute Ireland, Institute of Public Health in Ireland Table 2: Smoking rates (%) by SC in both sexes METHODS BACKGROUND Individual-level data containing complete information on smoking-related data on adults (≥18 years) for 1998 [n=6,293] and 2007 [n=10,251] were analysed utilizing the SLAN (Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition) survey data. Smoking status was self-reported and a ‘current smoker’ was defined as smoking ‘every day’ or ‘some days’, and ‘having smoked at least 100 cigarettes during one’s lifetime’. Statistical analyses 29% of adults in Ireland still smoke totalling to almost 1 million smokers in the Republic of Ireland. An earlier report indicated that smoking rates among the lowest social class are relatively high compared to higher social class in Ireland, especially in females. Table 3: Smoking rates (%) by education levels in both sexes Poster Title In 2000, the ESRI explored explanations contributing to apparent socio-economic inequalities related to smoking. However, it is unclear whether adult smoking rates in Ireland have widened on a longer term across selected socio-economic indicators using standardized health inequalities tool. • Age-standardised smoking rates for the two selected indicators (SC and education) across both sexes using the 2002 Census as the standard • Relative Index of Inequality (RII) with 95% CI in age-standardized smoking rates (SC 5-6 vs. SC 1-2 and lowest level of education vs. the highest level of education) for each calendar year, using SAS (v 9.1) Table 4: RII in smoking rates by SC and educational Levels OBJECTIVES • To assess patterns in adult smoking rates in Ireland across two main socio-economic indicators: level of education and social class (SC), using national cross-sectional survey data from 1998 and 2007• • SC was categorized as follows: • professional workers (SC 1) • • managerial and technical (SC 2) • • non-manual (SC 3) • • skilled manual (SC 4) • • semi-skilled (SC 5) • • unskilled (SC 6) RESULTS Table 1: Weighted smoking rates (%) by sex CONCLUSION • Overall, smoking rates have declined in Ireland over a 10-year period • However, using ‘a’ relative index of inequality measure, social inequalities in smoking rates have significantly widened in lower socio-economic groups during the same time-period, worsening further among disadvantaged females. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Financial support from TFRI, IPH and HRB ; Data support from ISSDA (Irish Social Science Data Archive)

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