Djikanovic, B. (33567801400)B. (33567801400)DjikanovicMarinkovic, J. (7004611210)J. (7004611210)MarinkovicJankovic, J. (15022715100)J. (15022715100)JankovicVujanac, V. (36132436600)V. (36132436600)VujanacSimic, S. (57526929000)S. (57526929000)Simic2025-06-122025-06-122011https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdq080https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79952180698&doi=10.1093%2fpubmed%2ffdq080&partnerID=40&md5=3d1a5aa90029b058c875fdeff518e5cchttps://remedy.med.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10075Background Although nowadays smoking is less popular, one-third of adults in Serbia still smoke regularly. The aim of this study was to analyze associations of smoking experience and quitting with gender and socio-economic status. Methods Cross-sectional, population-based nationally representative household survey (Health Survey, 2006). Age- and multivariate-adjusted logistic regression analyses were used to analyze predictors of smoking experience and cessation. Results Of 12 365 interviewed, 51.1% used to smoke: current smokers accounted for 36.8% and former smokers for 14.3%. Higher educated women were more prone to smoking [secondary school: odds ratio (OR), 1.75%; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.52-2.01; university degree: OR, 1.53; 95% CI, 1.26-1.86], whereas for men the opposite was observed (university degree: OR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.60-0.86). Education also was 'pro-quitting' factor (university degree: OR, 1.46; 95% CI, 1.07-1.99 for women; university degree: OR, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.23-1.80 for men). To quit smoking, wealth status was gradually more important for women, while just the richest men were more likely to quit smoking (OR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.09-1.93). Conclusion The poorest women in Serbia and the least educated men are those least likely to quit smoking, which indicates that ability to quit is predicted by socio-economic status. © 2010 The Author Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved.educationgendersmoking cessationtobacco controlwealth