Employment and social "determinants" of smoking in urbanizing China: a representative survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study explored social determinants of smoking among a sample of male Chinese adults in Changqiao, a community representing the transition from traditional to a "mobile" urban culture in China. New commercial systems have introduced high profits but also layoffs in the absence of government security systems.

Methods

In-person interviews were conducted by trained interviewers with 123 male participants selected at random. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were computed based on the Behavioral Ecological Model (BEM). About 61% of male participants were ever-smokers and 48% were current smokers.

Results

Current smoking was associated with involuntary unemployment (odds ratio [OR] = 6.52), the absence of home smoking restrictions (OR = 0.34), and social

SUBMITTER: Ding D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2699925 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature