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Substance use among second-generation immigrants in France: heritage language as a protective factor (2026)
Auteur(s) :
LEGLEYE, S. ;
KHLAT, M. ;
BRICARD, D.
Année
2026
Page(s) :
art. 1609152
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Alcool ; Drogues illicites ; Tabac / e-cigarette
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
FRANCE
Thésaurus mots-clés
IMMIGRE
;
GENERATION
;
LANGAGE
;
FACTEUR DE PROTECTION
;
ALCOOL
;
TABAC
;
CANNABIS
;
BAROMETRE SANTE
Résumé :
OBJECTIVES: Study substance use among second-generation immigrants in France (G2) in comparison with first-generation immigrants (G1) and majority population, and particularly the variation according to practice of heritage language.
METHODS: in a nation-wide probability sample, we focused on the two largest groups (from Maghreb and Southern-Europe: n = 2,736), analysing their use of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis. The main factor of interest was practice of heritage language at home at age 15 (vs. exclusive use of French), and we also considered type of parentage: homogenous (two immigrant parents from the same country) vs. mixed (only one, the other being French).
RESULTS: In comparison with the majority population (neither G1 nor G2: n = 19,185), G1 had lower levels of substance use, followed by G2 speaking the heritage language and by G2 with homogeneous parentage. The other G2 reported higher levels of substance use, close to those of the majority population (even higher for tobacco among Maghrebins and cannabis among South-Europeans). These associations remained robust after adjusting for potential individual and contextual confounding variables.
CONCLUSION: Integrating those specificities may help in designing culturally grounded prevention policies benefitting the population at large. [Author's abstract]
METHODS: in a nation-wide probability sample, we focused on the two largest groups (from Maghreb and Southern-Europe: n = 2,736), analysing their use of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis. The main factor of interest was practice of heritage language at home at age 15 (vs. exclusive use of French), and we also considered type of parentage: homogenous (two immigrant parents from the same country) vs. mixed (only one, the other being French).
RESULTS: In comparison with the majority population (neither G1 nor G2: n = 19,185), G1 had lower levels of substance use, followed by G2 speaking the heritage language and by G2 with homogeneous parentage. The other G2 reported higher levels of substance use, close to those of the majority population (even higher for tobacco among Maghrebins and cannabis among South-Europeans). These associations remained robust after adjusting for potential individual and contextual confounding variables.
CONCLUSION: Integrating those specificities may help in designing culturally grounded prevention policies benefitting the population at large. [Author's abstract]
Affiliation :
INSERM U1018 Centre de Recherche en Épidémiologie et Santé des Populations (CESP), Villejuif, France.
Ecole nationale de la statistique et de l'analyse de l'information (ENSAI), Bruz, France.
Institut National D'études Démographiques (INED), Paris, France.
Montpellier recherche en économie (MRE), Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Institut de recherche et de documentation en économie de la santé (IRDES), Paris, France.
Ecole nationale de la statistique et de l'analyse de l'information (ENSAI), Bruz, France.
Institut National D'études Démographiques (INED), Paris, France.
Montpellier recherche en économie (MRE), Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Institut de recherche et de documentation en économie de la santé (IRDES), Paris, France.