From Adolescence to Young Adulthood: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Smoking

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dc.contributor.authorEllickson, Phyllis L
dc.contributor.authorOrlando, Maria
dc.contributor.authorTucker, Joan S
dc.contributor.authorKlein, David J
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T14:59:25Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T14:59:25Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractObjectives. We used data gathered from 6259 youths between the ages of 13 and 23 years to compare trends in smoking among 4 racial/ethnic groups. Methods. We weighted trend data to represnet baseline respondent characteristics and evaluated these data with linear contrasts derived from multiple regression analyses. Results. Although African Americans exhibited higher initiation rates than Whites, they exhibited consistently lower rates of regular smoking than both Whites and Hispanics. This seeming anomaly was explained by African Americans' lower rates of transition to regular smoking and greater tendency to quit. Racial/ethnic disparities were accounted for by differences in pro-smoking influences. Conclusions. Reducing racial/ethnic disparities in smoking may require reducing differences in the psychosocial factors that encourage smoking.
dc.description.urihttps://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.94.2.293
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/kcfj-xjej
dc.identifier.citationEllickson, Phyllis L and Orlando, Maria and Tucker, Joan S and Klein, David J (2004) From Adolescence to Young Adulthood: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Smoking. American Journal of Public Health, 94 (2). pp. 293-299.
dc.identifier.issn0090-0036
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 474
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22567
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectPrenatal & Pediatric Health
dc.subjectSmoking & Tobacco Use
dc.subjectPractice
dc.subjectResearch
dc.subjectadolescents
dc.subjectsmoking
dc.subjectracial/ethnic disparities
dc.subjectblack
dc.subjectAfrican American
dc.subjectwhite
dc.subjectCaucasian
dc.subjectHispanic
dc.subjectLatino
dc.titleFrom Adolescence to Young Adulthood: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Smoking
dc.typeArticle

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