Smokers are more likely to remain in poverty and find life unsatisfying and beyond their control in the bargain. Religious belief and belief in conformity are two factors. Other early indicators of strong life control in adulthood include regular physical exercise, no alcohol or smoking in adolescence, passing into the next school grade on schedule and improving family social standing. In the final analysis, several studies show a clear connection between smoking and lower socio-economic status. Smokers are more likely to remain in poverty and find life unsatisfying and beyond their control in the bargain.
Some people believe that more information is what it takes for people to quit smoking.
Even if information campaigns are the answer, many smokers cannot read the materials circulated to warn them of the dangers. In some cases brochures are pitched at an eighth or tenth grade level-too high for many smokers. The issue of smoking and social class has an important central question. For many people, smoking is an answer adopted in the throes of adolescent rebellion or when life's meaning is too bleak to face. Smoking continues as an adult habit in addicted individuals who believe their prospects to be so limited that the certainty of premature death either does not register or is willingly traded for some near-term relief.