Smoking Among Hispanic/Latino Nationality Groups and Whites, Comparisons Between California and the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although California is home to the largest Hispanic/Latino population, few studies have compared smoking behavior trends of Hispanic/Latino nationality groups in California to the remaining United States, which may identify the impact of the states antitobacco efforts on these groups. This study compared smoking status, frequency, and intensity among Mexican Americans, Central/South Americans, and non-Hispanic Whites in California to the remaining United States in the 1990s and 2000s.

Methods

Data were analyzed using the 1992-2011 Current Population Survey Tobacco Use Supplement to report the estimated prevalence of smoking status, frequency, and intensity by decade, race/ethnicity, and state residence. Weighted logistic regression explored sociodemographic fact

SUBMITTER: Felicitas-Perkins JQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6093426 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature