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- Title
A Closer Look at Smoking Among Young Adults: Where Tobacco Control Should Focus Its Attention.
- Authors
Green, Molly P; McCausland, Kristen L.; Xiao, Haijun; Duke, Jennifer C.; Vallone, Donna M.; Healton, Cheryl G.
- Abstract
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. (Am J Public Health. 2007;97:1427-1433. doi:10.2105/ AJPH.2006.103945)
- Subjects
YOUTH &; drugs; YOUNG adults -- Substance use; TOBACCO use; HEALTH behavior research; ACADEMIC degrees; SMOKING prevention; SMOKING cessation
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2007, Vol 97, Issue 8, p1427
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2006.103945