Unassisted Quitting and Smoking Cessation Methods Used in the United States: Analyses of 2010–2011 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey Data

Using data from special supplements to the Current Population Survey (CPS), the authors track the education and hourly earnings of recent male immigrants to the United States. In terms of these measures of labor market skills, the CPS data suggest that immigrants who came in the late 1980s were more skilled than those who arrived earlier in the decade. This pattern represents a break from the steady decline in immigrant skill levels observed in 1940–80 Census data. Despite the encouraging trend over the 1980s, however, the average skills of recent immigrants remain low by historical standards.

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Change in the Undocumented Alien Population in the United States, 1979–1983

International Migration Review ◽

10.1177/019791838702100420 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 1304-1334 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jeffrey S. Passel ◽

Karen A. Woodrow

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Current Population Survey ◽

Population Survey ◽

The United States ◽

Annual Growth ◽

Foreign Born ◽

Recent Period ◽

Current Population

This article presents estimates of the number of undocumented aliens included in the April 1983 Current Population Survey (CPS) derived by subtracting an estimate of the legally resident foreign born population from the survey estimate of all foreign born residents. The methodology is similar to that used by Warren and Passel (1987) with the 1980 census. Also presented are similar estimates for the November 1979 CPS — reestimates following the work of Warren (1982). Estimates are presented by period of entry for Mexico and other groups of countries. Comparison of the April 1983 estimate with the census-based estimate and the November 1979 survey-based estimate provide an indication of growth in the undocumented alien population for 1980–83. For this recent period, the implied annual growth in the undocumented alien population is in the range of 100,000 to 300,000 — a range lower than has usually been offered in speculative assessments.

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Comparable Worth: Limited Coverage and the Exacerbation of Inequality

ILR Review ◽

10.1177/001979398804100205 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 227-239 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Robert S. Smith

Keyword(s):

Survey Data ◽

Gender Discrimination ◽

Current Population Survey ◽

Population Survey ◽

Comparable Worth ◽

Current Population Survey Data ◽

Judicial Decisions ◽

Current Population ◽

Limited Coverage

Citing relevant judicial decisions, the author argues that any application of the comparable worth remedy for gender discrimination is likely to cover only certain groups of workers. Most likely to be covered are women who work for governmental or large private employers in female-dominated jobs, and least likely to be covered are women who work for small private employers. The implementation of comparable worth would cause the wages of noncovered workers to fall relative to those of covered workers, and they might even fall absolutely. An analysis of 1979 Current Population Survey data suggests that the women most likely to gain from comparable worth are fewer in number, better paid, and subjected to no greater discrimination than the women most likely to lose.

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Gender differences in relationships between sociodemographic factors and e-cigarette use with smoking cessation: 2014–15 current population survey tobacco use supplement

Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/pubmed/fdz017 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 42 (1) ◽

pp. e42-e50 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Leah R Abrams ◽

Lucie Kalousova ◽

Nancy L Fleischer

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Smoking Cessation ◽

Tobacco Use ◽

Current Population Survey ◽

Population Survey ◽

Adult Population ◽

Sociodemographic Factors ◽

Cigarette Use ◽

The Past ◽

Current Population

Abstract Background There is conflicting evidence regarding whether men and women are equally likely to quit smoking. We assessed whether gender differences in smoking cessation varied between different sociodemographic groups and across e-cigarette use. Methods The 2014–15 cross-section of the Current Population Survey Tobacco Use Supplement was weighted to represent the US adult population of current/former smokers (N = 16 040). Log binomial models tested whether gender modified the relationships between race/ethnicity, education, income or e-cigarette use and 90-day smoking cessation in the past year. Results Gender was not associated with cessation in adjusted models (RR = 0.97, CI: 0.85, 1.11). There were no statistically significant interactions between gender and sociodemographic covariates. Current e-cigarette use was associated with higher cessation (RR = 1.53, CI: 1.30, 1.81), and the association varied by gender (Interaction P = 0.013). While male e-cigarette users had a 15% predicted cessation in the past year (CI: 12, 18%), female users had a 9% predicted cessation (95% CI: 7, 11%). Probability of cessation for female e-cigarette users was not different from non-users. Conclusions These findings suggest that there are no gender differences in smoking cessation in the USA overall, or by sociodemographic groups. Current e-cigarette use is associated with higher likelihood of recent successful smoking cessation, particularly for men.

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The Relative Earnings of Vietnam and Korean-Era Veterans

ILR Review ◽

10.1177/001979398603900409 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 39 (4) ◽

pp. 564-572 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Saul Schwartz

Keyword(s):

Marital Status ◽

Survey Data ◽

Current Population Survey ◽

Vietnam Veterans ◽

Population Survey ◽

Rate Of Return ◽

Current Population Survey Data ◽

Work Lives ◽

Current Population ◽

Annual Earnings

Using Current Population Survey data for 1967 and 1979, this paper compares the earnings of Vietnam veterans to those of Korean veterans (in both cases, relative to nonveterans) at similar points in their work lives—twelve to sixteen years after their discharge. In both 1967 and 1979, the unadjusted average annual earnings of veterans and nonveterans were similar. But an analysis that controls for such factors as education, age, race, and marital status shows that Vietnam veterans were worse off than their nonveteran contemporaries in that their rate of return per year of education was much lower. By contrast, Korean veterans were economically indistinguishable from nonveterans.

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Earnings Differences among the Mexican-Origin Population in the United States: Nativity and Citizenship Explanations

Sociological Perspectives ◽

10.2307/1389324 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 37 (2) ◽

pp. 293-305 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo ◽

Gonzalo Pinon

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Current Population Survey ◽

Population Survey ◽

The United States ◽

Mexican Origin ◽

Citizenship Status ◽

Current Population

We use data from the June 1986 Current Population Survey to investigate nativity and citizenship differences in earnings within the Mexican-origin population in the United States. There is no evidence of any “costs” of nativity or citizenship status. Rather, the existing variation appears to be more than explained by the distribution of earnings-related endowments. In fact, there is evidence that immigrants are better rewarded for their lower endowments. A possible explanation is that the Mexican-origin population is seen as homogeneous by employers, who therefore compensate individuals similarly, regardless of their respective endowments.

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Is Job Stability Declining in the U.S. Economy?

ILR Review ◽

10.1177/001979399504800206 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 293-304 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Kenneth A. Swinnerton ◽

Howard Wial

Keyword(s):

Survey Data ◽

Current Population Survey ◽

Population Survey ◽

Retention Rates ◽

Job Stability ◽

Current Population Survey Data ◽

Current Population ◽

Secular Decline ◽

The U.S

Using Current Population Survey data, the authors examine changes in job stability during the 1980s. For consecutive four-year periods during 1979–91, they present estimates of four-year retention rates for workers with varying levels of employer-specific seniority. Retention rates of low-seniority workers rose between 1979–83 and 1983–87 but fell between 1983–87 and 1987–91. Retention rates for 1987–91 were typically lower than those for 1979–83, suggesting a secular decline in job stability during the 1980s.

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