Household Income and Subsequent Youth Tobacco Initiation: Minorities' Diminished Returns.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Household income, a prominent socioeconomic status (SES) indicator, is known to mitigate youth engagement in various health risk behaviors, including tobacco use. Nevertheless, the Minorities' Diminished Returns theory suggests that this protective effect may be less pronounced for racial and ethnic minorities compared to majority groups. This study aimed to investigate the protective role of high household income against tobacco use among youth and explore potential variations across different racial and ethnic groups.

Methods

Conducted as a longitudinal analysis, this study utilized data from the initial three years of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study spanning 2016-2022. The cohort consisted of 11,875 American youth aged 9-10 years, trac

SUBMITTER: Assari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10900246 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature