Entry:

Feigelman, William, and Gorman Bernard, "Toward Explaining the Higher Incidence of Cigarette Smoking Among Black Americans," Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 21 (July/September, 1989), 299-305.

Abstract:

Blacks tending to smoke more than whites represents a spurious relationship. Blacks tend to have lower prestige occupations with higher rates of smoking. Blacks also report more stress, which also positively correlates with smoking.

1987