Christie D, Gordon I, Robinson K
Med J Aust. 1986 Jul 7;145(1):11-4.
Between 1981 and 1984, 10,923 male and 624 female employees of the Australian petroleum industry were interviewed and the information that was collected included a detailed life-time smoking history. Comparison with another survey suggested that, in terms of smoking habits at least, this industrial population did not differ substantially from the general population. On the assumption that reasons for entering and leaving the industry are unconnected with smoking habit, the data were analysed by birth cohorts. In men, each successive generation has contained fewer smokers at every age over 20 years and this is due both to a reduction in the rate of starting to smoke, and to an increase in the cessation rates. In the case of women, the situation is reversed, and successive generations show an increasing prevalence and increasing starting rates.
1981年至1984年间，对澳大利亚石油行业的10923名男性员工和624名女性员工进行了访谈，收集到的信息包括详细的终生吸烟史。与另一项调查相比表明，至少在吸烟习惯方面，这个行业人群与普通人群没有实质性差异。假设进入和离开该行业的原因与吸烟习惯无关，数据按出生队列进行分析。在男性中，每一代20岁以上各年龄段的吸烟者都有所减少，这既归因于开始吸烟率的降低，也归因于戒烟率的提高。而在女性中，情况则相反，后代吸烟率呈上升趋势且开始吸烟率也在上升。
