Resources - How much are women smoking?

Adult smoking rates

  • INWAT Europe (1999).  Report of INWAT Europe Seminar on Women and Tobacco
  • Joossens, L. and Sasco A. (!999)  Some like it ‘Light’.  Brussels: European Network
    for Smoking Prevention.
  • WHO European Health for All statistical database, at www.who.dk

Disadvantage

  • Dorsett R, Marsh A (1998)   The health trap: poverty, smoking and lone parenthood. London: Policy Studies Institute.  Brief details at www.psi.org.uk 
  • Gaunt Richardson P et al (1999)  Breaking down the barriers: women, low income and smoking. 
    Edinburgh: ASH Scotland.
  • Graham H (1998)  Poverty and national health strategies.  In Doyal L (ed) Women and health services.  Milton Keynes: Open University Press.
  • EAPN, European Anti Poverty Network - eapn@euronet.be  or see www.eapn.org

Younger women

  • Currie C et al (ed. 2000) Health and health behaviour among young people. 
    Copenhagen: World Health Organisation.
  • Reid DJ et al (1995)   Reducing the prevalence of smoking in youth in Western countries:
    an international review.  Tobacco Control 4:266-77.
  • Sasco AJ, Kleihues P (1999)  Why can’t we convince the young not to smoke? 
    European Journal of Cancer.
  • ENHPS, European Network of Health Promoting Schools - www.who.dk/tech/inv/hps.htm
  • ENYPAT, European Network on Young People and Tobacco - www.enypat.org

Older women

  • ASH Working Group on Women and Smoking (1995)  As time goes by: smoking and the older woman.  London: Action on Smoking and Health.
  • Cattan M (1999)  Older smokers: a practical resource for health professionals.
    London: Health Education Authority.
  • ELA, Eurolink Age, eurolink@ace.org.uk  or see www.eurolinkage.org/euro/