Prevalence of cigar use in 22 North American communities: 1989 and 1993
| Autor: | Donald R. Shopland, W. R. Lynn, Kenneth Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Canada medicine.medical_treatment Population Prevalence Epidemiology medicine Humans education Socioeconomic status education.field_of_study business.industry Public health Smoking Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Health Surveys United States Smoking cessation Smoking status Female business Community intervention Demography Research Article |
| Zdroj: | American journal of public health. 88(7) |
| ISSN: | 0090-0036 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES: This study examined the prevalence rate of and characteristics associated with cigar use. METHODS: Data were derived from population-based telephone surveys of adults conducted in 22 North American communities in 1989 and 1993 as part of the National Cancer Institute's Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation. RESULTS: Averaged across the 22 communities, the prevalence rate of regular cigar use increased 133% from 1989 to 1993. Regular cigar use increased in every gender, age, race, income, education, and smoking status category. CONCLUSION: These results confirm other data indicating that cigar use is increasing. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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