Are state-level income-based disparities in adult smoking declining?

Are state-level income-based disparities in adult smoking declining?

paper describing recent trends in cigarette smoking by annual household income from 2011 to 2017. The study found that in every state, the odds of smoking were greater in lower-income vs. higher-income groups in 2017. Income-based disparities declined from 2011 to 2017 in only one state and widened in three states. The study suggests that little progress has been made in reducing income-based differences in smoking, and additional policy and tobacco control efforts are needed.