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- Title
“Thinking Outside the Pack”: Examining Physically Active Smokers and Implications for Practice Among Ontario Residents.
- Authors
Gauthier, Alain P.; Snelling, Susan J.; King, Michael
- Abstract
Introduction. It is estimated that tobacco use kills more than 5 million people annually; it is the leading cause of preventable deaths. Recent public health interventions have likely contributed to a steady decline in rates of smoking over the past decade. Nevertheless, innovative and cost-effective approaches to smoking cessation remain a public health priority. The purpose of this study was to profile physically active smokers. Method. Data from the Canadian Community Health Survey 2007-2008–Ontario Sharing File were used. Responses from 41,800 persons aged 12 years and older were assessed to compare (a) the sociodemographic characteristics of physically active smokers to physically active nonsmokers in Ontario and (b) the types of leisure-time physical activities that are more commonly practiced among active Ontario smokers to active nonsmokers. Results. Pearson χ2 and independent samples t tests revealed that active smokers were more likely to be male, younger, single, and less educated and to have lower income than active nonsmokers. Active smokers were also more likely to report inexpensive, low-intensity, and solitary leisure-time physical activities. Conclusion. Our findings have important implications for physical activity promotion among smokers. Physical activity interventions for smokers need to be tailored differently than for nonsmokers.
- Subjects
ONTARIO; CHI-squared test; PROBABILITY theory; SMOKING; SMOKING cessation; STATISTICS; SURVEYS; T-test (Statistics); DATA analysis; QUANTITATIVE research; CROSS-sectional method; PHYSICAL activity; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Health Promotion Practice, 2012, Vol 13, Issue 3, p395
- ISSN
1524-8399
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1524839911432926