Investigating current and temporal variation in municipal youth smoking rates in the Netherlands: A multivariable regression analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Variations in smoking prevalence rates exist across different regions. While most research tends to study demographic, cultural or social determinants of smoking, few studies have looked into whether municipal-level variables are associated with smoking rates, especially among the younger population. We examined which municipal-level factors explain differences in youth smoking rates in the Netherlands.

Methods

We conducted linear regression analyses to examine municipal-level smoking behavior among the population aged 12-16 years. Main outcomes were the proportion of youth within municipalities that had ever smoked or weekly smoked in 2021, and trend differences in ever smoking and weekly smoking between 2015 and 2021. Independent variables were population dens

SUBMITTER: Jooren SJA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12510323 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature