Examining the use of tobacco on college campuses

    Authors

    P. D. Moskal; C. D. Dziuban;G. B. West

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Am. Coll. Health

    Keywords

    cigarettes; college students; smoking; RISK BEHAVIOR; POPULATION; STUDENTS; Education & Educational Research; Public, Environmental & Occupational; Health

    Abstract

    The authors used the Health Risk Behavior Survey for University Students to assess the prevalence of tobacco use among undergraduates in the Florida state university system. They examined the relationships of gender, marital situation, and minority status to 6 smoking behaviors (tried cigarettes, smoked regularly, tried to quit smoking, age when first smoked regularly, number of cigarettes smoked in the last month, and number of days smoked in the past month). Findings suggested that White students were more likely than minority students to try cigarettes and women more likely than men to smoke regularly. Married students smoked mon regularly than others and a ere less likely than single students to have tried to quit smoking. The investigators suggested analyzing latent behaviors associated with smoking and called for a national meta-analysis of data from smoking studies to hip clinicians deal with student tobacco use.

    Journal Title

    Journal of American College Health

    Volume

    47

    Issue/Number

    6

    Publication Date

    1-1-1999

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    260

    Last Page

    265

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000080343700004

    ISSN

    0744-8481

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