Tingting Yao, PhD

Title(s)Associate Professor, Institute for Health & Aging
SchoolSchool of Nursing
Address3333 California Street, #123P
San Francisco CA 94118
Phone415-502-5200
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    Sichuan University, ChinaB.A 2003Huaxi School of Public Health/ Public Health
    Sichuan University, ChinaPh.D.2009Huaxi School of Public Health/ Health Economics
    Johns Hopkins University 2009Global Tobacco Control Leadership Program
    University of California, San FranciscoPostdoc2012Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education
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    Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP)2012  - 2014Cornelius Hopper Diversity Award Supplement (CHDAS)

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    Dr. Yao is an associate professor in the Institute for Health and Aging at the University of California, San Francisco. Her research focuses on the economic impact of cannabis use and tobacco product use including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and secondhand smoke exposure. Dr. Yao has a broad background in public health, with specific training and expertise in health economics research and secondary data analysis on economic aspects of tobacco and cannabis use. Her research has also been addressing health disparity by focusing on vulnerable populations including adolescents, racial/ethnic minorities, people living in rural areas, people in low socioeconomic status, and pregnant women. In addition, Dr. Yao has extensive experience developing econometric models using both longitudinal and cross-sectional data.

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    Cannabis vaping and the risk of respiratory symptoms for U.S. youth and young adults
    UCSF Resource Allocation Program Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
    Role: Principal Investigator
    The impact of price on the demand for marijuana and cigarettes
    California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program T30IR0897Sep 2, 2019 - Aug 31, 2024
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Integrated Health, Behavioral and Economic Research on Current and Emerging Tobacco Products
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH U54HL147127Sep 1, 2018 - Aug 31, 2024
    Role: Co-Investigator on Project 5
    Economic impact of Proposition 56 on Low-Income Californians
    California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program 579770Jul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2023
    Role: Co-Investigator
    The Economic Impact of the California Tobacco 21 Law
    California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program 26IR-0007Aug 1, 2017 - Jul 31, 2020
    Role: Co-Investigator
    The impact of price on the demand for electronic cigarettes
    California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program 26IR-0008Aug 1, 2017 - Jul 31, 2019
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Own-price and cross-price elasticity of demand for tobacco products in the U.S.
    UCSF Resource Allocation Program Jan 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2017
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Smoking-Attributable Health Care Expenditures for US Adults With Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 05 01; 7(5):e2413869. Gu D, Sung HY, Calfee CS, Wang Y, Yao T, Max W. PMID: 38814643; PMCID: PMC11140527.
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    2. Association between tobacco product use and respiratory health and asthma-related interference with activities among U.S. Adolescents. Prev Med Rep. 2024 May; 41:102712. Yao T, Lea Watkins S, Sung HY, Wang Y, Gu D, Chen Lyu J, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 38586468; PMCID: PMC10995971.
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    3. The association of current exclusive e-cigarette use and dual use of e-cigarettes and cigarettes with psychological distress among U.S. adults. Prev Med Rep. 2023 Dec; 36:102425. Wang Y, Sung HY, Lea Watkins S, Lightwood J, Yao T, Max W. PMID: 37810268; PMCID: PMC10556823.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3  
    4. Cigarette Gifting Among Nonsmokers in China: Findings From the International Tobacco Control China Survey. Nicotine Tob Res. 2023 04 06; 25(5):928-936. Lyu JC, Sung HY, Yao T, Jiang N, Quah ACK, Meng G, Jiang Y, Fong GT, Max W. PMID: 36574502; PMCID: PMC10077925.
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    5. Local Brand Smoking Among Adult Smokers: Findings from the Wave 5 International Tobacco Control China Survey - China, 2015. China CDC Wkly. 2022 May 27; 4(21):452-459. Hao P, Xu SS, Sung H, Yao T, Jiang Y, Quah ACK, Fong GT. PMID: 35686048; PMCID: PMC9167607.
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    6. Healthcare utilisation and expenditures attributable to current e-cigarette use among US adults. Tob Control. 2023 11; 32(6):723-728. Wang Y, Sung HY, Lightwood J, Yao T, Max WB. PMID: 35606163; PMCID: PMC11687275.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    7. Receiving and giving electronic cigarettes as gifts in China: Findings from International Tobacco Control China Survey. Prev Med Rep. 2022 Jun; 27:101763. Lyu JC, Sung HY, Yao T, Quah ACK, Jiang Y, Fong GT, Max W. PMID: 35321216; PMCID: PMC8935514.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1  
    8. Association between e-cigarette use and food insecurity among low-income adults. Tob Control. 2023 08; 32(e2):e212-e219. Gu D, Max WB, Yao T, Wang Y, Keeler C, Sung HY. PMID: 35279644; PMCID: PMC9464793.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    9. Electronic cigarette knowledge, attitudes and use among students at a university in Hangzhou, China. Tob Induc Dis. 2022; 20:09. Fang J, Ren J, Ren L, Max W, Yao T, Zhao F. PMID: 35125992; PMCID: PMC8796848.
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    10. The Association of Cannabis Use and Cigarette Smoking with Psychological Distress Among Adults in California. Subst Use Misuse. 2022; 57(2):193-201. Wang N, Yao T, Sung HY, Max W. PMID: 34753379.
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    11. The Association of California's Proposition 56 Tobacco Tax Increase With Smoking Behavior Across Racial and Ethnic Groups and by Income. Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 11 05; 23(12):2091-2101. Keeler C, Wang Y, Max W, Yao T, Gu D, Sung HY. PMID: 34137859.
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    12. Differential price-responsiveness of smoking behaviors among non-Hispanic African Americans and non-Hispanic whites in the United States. Addiction. 2021 10; 116(10):2859-2869. Wang Y, Max W, Yao T, Keeler C, Sung HY. PMID: 33788331.
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    13. The impact of smoking on annual healthcare cost: an econometric model analysis in China, 2015. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Feb 28; 21(1):187. Huang S, Wei H, Yao T, Mao Z, Sun Q, Yang L. PMID: 33639939; PMCID: PMC7916274.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. Health Care Utilization of Menthol and Non-menthol Cigarette Smokers. Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 01 07; 23(1):195-202. Wang Y, Watkins SL, Sung HY, Yao T, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 32623471; PMCID: PMC7789940.
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    15. Low awareness of and willingness to use PrEP in the Chinese YMSM: An alert in YMSM HIV prevention. HIV Med. 2021 03; 22(3):185-193. Cui Z, Huang H, Zhang T, Yu Z, Zhang H, Yao T, Song D, Chen Y, Peixoto E, Wang C, Wang X, Yang J, Liu Y, Li C, Ma J. PMID: 33197141.
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    16. The impact of e-cigarette and cigarette prices on e-cigarette and cigarette sales in California. Prev Med Rep. 2020 Dec; 20:101244. Yao T, Sung HY, Huang J, Chu L, St Helen G, Max W. PMID: 33240784; PMCID: PMC7674118.
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    17. Impact of smoking on the income level of Chinese urban residents: a two-wave follow-up of the China Family Panel Study. BMJ Open. 2020 08 23; 10(8):e036939. Wei H, Zhong Z, Yang L, Yao T, Huang S, Mao Z. PMID: 32830114; PMCID: PMC7445347.
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    18. Catastrophic health expenditure: A comparative analysis of smoking and non-smoking households in China. PLoS One. 2020; 15(5):e0233749. Zhong Z, Wei H, Yang L, Yao T, Mao Z, Sun Q. PMID: 32469973; PMCID: PMC7259713.
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    19. Effects of Cigarette Prices on Intention to Quit, Quit Attempts, and Successful Cessation Among African American Smokers. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 04 17; 22(4):522-531. Keeler C, Max W, Yerger VB, Yao T, Wang Y, Ong MK, Sung HY. PMID: 30032184.
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    20. Smoking Behavior in Low- and High-Income Adults Immediately Following California Proposition 56 Tobacco Tax Increase. Am J Public Health. 2020 06; 110(6):868-870. Keeler C, Max W, Yao T, Wang Y, Zhang X, Sung HY. PMID: 32298173; PMCID: PMC7204472.
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    21. Healthcare Costs of Secondhand Smoke Exposure at Home for U.S. Children. Am J Prev Med. 2019 02; 56(2):281-287. Yao T, Sung HY, Wang Y, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 30553690; PMCID: PMC6340755.
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    22. Modelling the impact of a new tobacco product: review of Philip Morris International's Population Health Impact Model as applied to the IQOS heated tobacco product. Tob Control. 2018 11; 27(Suppl 1):s82-s86. Max WB, Sung HY, Lightwood J, Wang Y, Yao T. PMID: 30275170; PMCID: PMC6240026.
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    23. Health Care Utilization and Expenditures Attributable to Smokeless Tobacco Use Among US Adults. Nicotine Tob Res. 2018 09 25; 20(11):1359-1368. Wang Y, Sung HY, Lightwood J, Chaffee BW, Yao T, Max W. PMID: 29059335; PMCID: PMC6154986.
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    24. Polytobacco Use and Nicotine Dependence Symptoms Among US Adults, 2012-2014. Nicotine Tob Res. 2018 08 14; 20(suppl_1):S88-S98. Sung HY, Wang Y, Yao T, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 30125019; PMCID: PMC6093419.
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    25. Infrequent and Frequent Nondaily Smokers and Daily Smokers: Their Characteristics and Other Tobacco Use Patterns. Nicotine Tob Res. 2018 05 03; 20(6):741-748. Wang Y, Sung HY, Yao T, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 28186549; PMCID: PMC5934666.
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    26. Health Care Utilization and Expenditures Attributable to Cigar Smoking Among US Adults, 2000-2015. Public Health Rep. 2018 May/Jun; 133(3):329-337. Wang Y, Sung HY, Yao T, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 29688130; PMCID: PMC5958399.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    27. Healthcare costs attributable to secondhand smoke exposure at home for U.S. adults. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018 Mar 1; 16(1). Yao YT, Sung SH, Wang WY, Lightwood LJ, Max MW. .
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    28. Healthcare costs attributable to secondhand smoke exposure at home for U.S. adults. Prev Med. 2018 03; 108:41-46. Yao T, Sung HY, Wang Y, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 29288781; PMCID: PMC5829047.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 11     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    29. The Association of Menthol Cigarette Use With Quit Attempts, Successful Cessation, and Intention to Quit Across Racial/Ethnic Groups in the United States. Nicotine Tob Res. 2017 Nov 07; 19(12):1450-1464. Keeler C, Max W, Yerger V, Yao T, Ong MK, Sung HY. PMID: 27613927; PMCID: PMC6251684.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 27     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    30. Relationship between spending on electronic cigarettes, 30-day use, and disease symptoms among current adult cigarette smokers in the U.S. PLoS One. 2017; 12(11):e0187399. Yao T, Max W, Sung HY, Glantz SA, Goldberg RL, Wang JB, Wang Y, Lightwood J, Cataldo J. PMID: 29112988; PMCID: PMC5675454.
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    31. Responsiveness to cigarette prices by different racial/ethnic groups of US adults. Tob Control. 2018 05; 27(3):301-309. Yao T, Ong MK, Max W, Keeler C, Wang Y, Yerger VB, Sung HY. PMID: 28747492.
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    32. Factors associated with short-term transitions of non-daily smokers: socio-demographic characteristics and other tobacco product use. Addiction. 2017 May; 112(5):864-872. Wang Y, Sung HY, Yao T, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 27886652; PMCID: PMC5382088.
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    33. Secondhand Smoke Exposure at Home in Rural China. Economics of Tobacco Control in China. 2016 Jul 7; 29-42. Yao YT, Sung SH, Mao MZ, Hu HT, Max MW. .
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    34. The Healthcare Costs of Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Rural China. Economics of Tobacco Control in China. 2016 Jul 7; 43-57. Yao YT, Sung SH, Mao MZ, Hu HT, Max MW. .
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    35. Sociodemographic Differences Among U.S. Children and Adults Exposed to Secondhand Smoke at Home: National Health Interview Surveys 2000 and 2010. Public Health Rep. 2016 Mar-Apr; 131(2):357-66. Yao T, Sung HY, Wang Y, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 26957671; PMCID: PMC4765985.
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    36. Polytobacco Use of Cigarettes, Cigars, Chewing Tobacco, and Snuff Among US Adults. Nicotine Tob Res. 2016 May; 18(5):817-26. Sung HY, Wang Y, Yao T, Lightwood J, Max W. PMID: 26136525; PMCID: PMC5896811.
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    37. A content analysis of electronic cigarette manufacturer websites in China. Tob Control. 2016 Mar; 25(2):188-94. Yao T, Jiang N, Grana R, Ling PM, Glantz SA. PMID: 25335902; PMCID: PMC4405407.
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    38. The healthcare costs of secondhand smoke exposure in rural China. Tob Control. 2015 Oct; 24(e3):e221-6. Yao T, Sung HY, Mao Z, Hu TW, Max W. PMID: 25335898; PMCID: PMC4405484.
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    39. Determinants of smoking-induced deprivation in China. Tob Control. 2015 Nov; 24 Suppl 4:iv35-9. Yao T, Huang J, Sung HY, Ong MK, Mao Z, Jiang Y, Fong GT, Max W. PMID: 24827978; PMCID: PMC4398649.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    40. Who purchases cigarettes from cheaper sources in China? Findings from the ITC China Survey. Tob Control. 2014 Mar; 23 Suppl 1:i97-101. Yao T, Huang J, Sung HY, Ong MK, Mao Z, Jiang Y, Fong GT, Max W. PMID: 24078076; PMCID: PMC3931911.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    41. Secondhand smoke exposure at home in rural China. Cancer Causes Control. 2012 Mar; 23 Suppl 1:109-15. Yao T, Sung HY, Mao Z, Hu TW, Max W. PMID: 22327886; PMCID: PMC3637665.
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    42. Potential unintended consequences of smoke-free policies in public places on pregnant women in China. Am J Prev Med. 2009 Aug; 37(2 Suppl):S159-64. Yao T, Lee AH, Mao Z. PMID: 19591756; PMCID: PMC3685472.
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    43. Smoking knowledge, attitudes, behavior, and associated factors among Chinese male surgeons. World J Surg. 2009 May; 33(5):910-7. Yao T, Ong M, Lee A, Jiang Y, Mao Z. PMID: 19219492; PMCID: PMC2864310.
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    44. [Interventions on the exposure of non-smoking pregnant women to passive smoking]. Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2008 Sep; 39(5):784-7. Yao TT, Chen XY, Hu DW, Mao ZZ. PMID: 19024314.
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