Trends in education-related smoking disparities among U.S. Black/African American and White adults: Intersections of race, sex, and region.

Despite the decline in the prevalence of current cigarette smoking in the U.S. population overall, such public health gain may not benefit all individuals equally. Using the data from a U.S. representative serial cross-sectional survey study during 1995-2019, we found that disparities in current cigarette smoking prevalence between those with <high school versus bachelor's degree education widened especially among Black/African American adults. Future research to investigate the barriers for progress among Black/African American adults with <high school education could inform interventions to reduce racial and education-related cigarette smoking disparities.