| Titre : | A closer look at smoking among young adults: where tobacco control should focus its attention (2007) |
| Auteurs : | M. P. GREEN ; K. L. MCCAUSLAND ; H. XIAO ; J. C. DUKE ; D. M. VALLONE ; C. G. HEALTON |
| Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
| Dans : | American Journal of Public Health (Vol.97 n°8, August 2007) |
| Article en page(s) : | 1427-1433 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Discipline : | SHS (Sciences humaines et sociales / Humanities and social sciences) |
| Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés TABAC ; JEUNE ADULTE ; MILIEU SOCIOCULTUREL ; ENQUETE |
| Résumé : | OBJECTIVES: We sought to fill gaps in knowledge of smoking behaviors among college-educated and non-college-educated young adults. METHODS: We used data from the 2003 Tobacco Use Supplement of the Current Population Survey to analyze smoking behaviors among young adults aged 18-24 years and older young adults aged 25-34 years by college status (enrolled, or with a degree, but not enrolled) and other measures of socioeconomic position. RESULTS: Current smoking prevalence among US young adults aged 18-24 years who are not enrolled in college or who do not have a college degree was 30%. This was more than twice the current smoking prevalence among college-educated young adults (14%). Non-college-educated young adults were more likely than were college-educated young adults to start smoking at a younger age and were less likely to have made a quit attempt, although no differences were found in their intentions to quit. Higher rates of smoking in the non-college-educated population were also evident in the slightly older age group. CONCLUSIONS: Non-college-educated young adults smoke at more than twice the rate of their college-educated counterparts. Targeted prevention and cessation efforts are needed for non-college-educated young adults to prevent excess morbidity and mortality in later years. (Author' s abstract) |
| Domaine : | Tabac / Tobacco |
| Refs biblio. : | 38 |
| Affiliation : | American Legacy Foundation, Washington, DC 20036, USA |
| Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
| Cote : | Abonnement |
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