Nondaily tobacco use among Black and White college undergraduates: A comparison of nondailyversusdaily tobacco users

Autor: Gebre-Egziabher Kiros, Kenneth P. Offord, Chudley E. Werch, Joan M. Carlson, Darrell R. Schroeder, Steven C. Ames, Susanna R. Stevens, Josephine Kershaw, Jon O. Ebbert, Christi A. Patten
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Addiction Research & Theory. 17:191-204
ISSN: 1476-7392
1606-6359
DOI: 10.1080/16066350802318366
Popis: Little is known about how the characteristics of college undergraduate nondaily tobacco users compare to daily tobacco users. We conducted a survey to compare the sociodemographic, tobacco use, psychological, and alcohol-related factors between nondaily versus daily tobacco users in a sample of Black and White college undergraduates aged 18–24 years (N = 1623). Of this sample, 301 (18.5%) participants reported using tobacco in the previous 30 days. Of the participants reporting tobacco use in the past 30 days, 50 (16.6%) participants reported nondaily use and 21 (7.0%) participants reported daily use. Findings revealed that nondaily tobacco users were more likely than daily tobacco users to deny that use of tobacco has had a detrimental impact on their health (p < 0.001). Additionally, nondaily cigarette smokers reported a lower level of dependence than daily smokers (p < 0.001). White racial status and daily tobacco use was associated with cigarette smoking (p < 0.05), while Black racial status and nonda...
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