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Nicotine & Tobacco Research Advance Access originally published online on March 5, 2009
Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2009 11(2):190-196; doi:10.1093/ntr/ntn019
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.

Health information seeking and media exposure among smokers: A comparison of light and intermittent tobacco users with heavy users

Lila J. Finney Rutten, Erik M. Augustson, Kelly A. Doran, Richard P. Moser and Bradford W. Hesse

Lila J. Finney Rutten, Ph.D., M.P.H., HealthPartners Research Foundation, Bloomington, MN
Erik M. Augustson, Ph.D., M.P.H., Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Behavioral Research Program, Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Richard P. Moser, Ph.D., Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Behavioral Research Program, Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Bradford W. Hesse, Ph.D., Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Behavioral Research Program, Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Kelly A. Doran, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences and DB Consulting Group, Inc., Silver Spring, MD

Corresponding Author: Lila J. Finney Rutten, Ph.D., M.P.H., HealthPartners Research Foundation, 8170 33rd Ave. S, Bloomington, MN 55425, USA.Telephone: 301-594-9056. Fax: 301-480-2198. Email: lila.j.rutten{at}healthpartners.com


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Introduction: We examined population-based data to assess potential differences between light and intermittent smokers as compared with moderate to heavy tobacco users in health information–seeking behavior and attitudes and media exposure.

Methods: Data from the 2003 and 2005 Health Information National Trends Surveys were combined to examine the information-seeking characteristics of light daily smokers (n = 594), intermittent smokers (n = 532), and moderate to heavy daily smokers (n = 1,131).

Results: Compared with moderate to heavy daily smokers, intermittent smokers reported less exposure to television, greater trust in doctors as a source of health information, and greater intention to quit smoking. No differences in information-seeking experiences and preferences were observed between light daily smokers and moderate to heavy daily smokers. Intermittent smokers were distinct from moderate to heavy smokers in their information-seeking experiences and preferences.

Discussion: The insight into the media use and information preferences of different smoking populations lays the groundwork for conducting further research to examine the information needs and preferences of smoking groups and to more effectively develop and deliver smoking cessation interventions.

Received: December 10, 2007; Accepted: April 3, 2008
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