Multiple Levels of Influence That Impact Youth Tobacco Use.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Multiple levels of influence interplay to impact youth tobacco use. We work towards understanding important policy and environmental strategies that are associated with youth tobacco use behaviors.

Methods

We utilized data from participants of the Monitoring the Future (MTF) study and linked national data from multiple sources to assess correlates of youth tobacco use behaviors across individual, family, school, community, and state-level policy influences.

Results

Higher cigarette prices had the strongest association with youth tobacco use behaviors. Demographic and socio-economic characteristics at the individual, familial, and community/school-levels were associated with youth tobacco use behaviors.

Conclusions

In the present study, we confirm that

SUBMITTER: Cavazos-Rehg PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5397111 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature