Smoke-Free Laws and Disparities in Youth Smoking in the U.S., 2001-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study examines whether smoke-free laws are differentially associated with youth smoking outcomes by parental education, race/ethnicity, sex, and college plans in a U.S.

Sample

Methods

This study assessed the relationships between smoke-free laws in workplaces and hospitality venues (restaurants/bars) and past 30-day smoking participation, first cigarette initiation, and daily smoking initiation within a repeated cross-sectional sample of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders from the Monitoring the Future study. Data were collected between 2001 and 2018 and were analyzed in 2020-2021. Grade-stratified Poisson models were used to calculate prevalence ratios and average marginal effects, incorporating interaction terms to examine differential associations acros

SUBMITTER: Titus AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8608702 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature