Cigarette smoking behavior among US Latino men and women from different countries of origin. Export

@article{citeulike:1420466, abstract = {OBJECTIVES: This study sought to compare smoking behavior among Latino men and women from different countries of origin. METHODS: A telephone-administered survey was conducted in 8 cities with Latino men and women of different national origin living in census tracts with at least 70\% Latino individuals. RESULTS: A total of 8882 participants completed the survey; 53\% were women. The average age of respondents was 44 years; 63\% were foreign-born, and 59\% preferred Spanish for the interview. Current smoking was more prevalent among men (25.0\%, 95\% confidence interval [CI] = 23.7, 26.3) than among women (12.1\%, 95\% CI = 11.1, 13.0). Smoking rates were not significantly different by national origin among men, but Puerto Rican women had higher rates of smoking than other women. Central American men and women had the lowest smoking rates. Foreign-born respondents were less likely to be smokers (odds ratio [OR] = 0.77, 95\% CI = 0.66, 0.90) than US-born respondents, and respondents with 12 years or less of education had an increased odds of smoking (OR = 1.17, 95\% CI = 1.01, 1.35). High ac culturation was associated with more smoking in women (OR = 1.12, 95\% CI = 1.00-1.25) and less smoking in men (OR = 0.86, 95\% CI = 0.78-0.95). Puerto Rican and Cuban respondents were more likely to be current smokers and to smoke more than 20 cigarettes per day. CONCLUSIONS: Older, US-born, and more-educated respondents were less likely to be current smokers. Respondents of Puerto Rican and Cuban origin were more likely to smoke. Acculturation has divergent effects on smoking behavior by sex.}, author = {P\'{e}rez-Stable, Ej and Ramirez, A. and Villareal, R. and Talavera, Ga and Trapido, E. and Suarez, L. and Marti, J. and Mcalister, A.}, citeulike-article-id = {1420466}, journal = {American Journal of Public Health}, keywords = {acculturation, latino, marinscale, smoking}, number = {9}, pages = {1424--1430}, posted-at = {2007-06-28 21:53:29}, priority = {2}, title = {Cigarette smoking behavior among US Latino men and women from different countries of origin.}, volume = {91}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1420466 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1420466 N2 - OBJECTIVES: This study sought to compare smoking behavior among Latino men and women from different countries of origin. METHODS: A telephone-administered survey was conducted in 8 cities with Latino men and women of different national origin living in census tracts with at least 70% Latino individuals. RESULTS: A total of 8882 participants completed the survey; 53% were women. The average age of respondents was 44 years; 63% were foreign-born, and 59% preferred Spanish for the interview. Current smoking was more prevalent among men (25.0%, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 23.7, 26.3) than among women (12.1%, 95% CI = 11.1, 13.0). Smoking rates were not significantly different by national origin among men, but Puerto Rican women had higher rates of smoking than other women. Central American men and women had the lowest smoking rates. Foreign-born respondents were less likely to be smokers (odds ratio [OR] = 0.77, 95% CI = 0.66, 0.90) than US-born respondents, and respondents with 12 years or less of education had an increased odds of smoking (OR = 1.17, 95% CI = 1.01, 1.35). High ac culturation was associated with more smoking in women (OR = 1.12, 95% CI = 1.00-1.25) and less smoking in men (OR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.78-0.95). Puerto Rican and Cuban respondents were more likely to be current smokers and to smoke more than 20 cigarettes per day. CONCLUSIONS: Older, US-born, and more-educated respondents were less likely to be current smokers. Respondents of Puerto Rican and Cuban origin were more likely to smoke. Acculturation has divergent effects on smoking behavior by sex. IS - 9 JF - American Journal of Public Health EP - 1430 TI - Cigarette smoking behavior among US Latino men and women from different countries of origin. VL - 91 SP - 1424 KW - acculturation KW - latino KW - marinscale KW - smoking AU - Pérez-Stable, Ej AU - Ramirez, A AU - Villareal, R AU - Talavera, Ga AU - Trapido, E AU - Suarez, L AU - Marti, J AU - Mcalister, A PY - 2001/// ER -