Young adult former ever smokers: the role of type of smoker, quit attempts, quit aids, attitudes/beliefs, and demographics

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• Personal Author:
  Arheart KL ; Dietz NA ; Lee DJ ; McClure LA ; Sly DF
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: Young adults who smoke are often nondaily users who either quit or transition into dependent smokers. Further, this age group often has been considered an extension of the adult population. This study aims to examine young adult former ever smokers to understand factors associated with their stopping smoking. METHOD: Telephone interviews were conducted in 2010 with 4401 young adults in Florida. We examined the association between former ever smokers and sociodemographics, smoking behavior, quit attempts, quit aids, and attitudes/beliefs about smoking. RESULTS: Thirty-seven percent of young adults were former smokers, 20% were current smokers, and 43% were never smokers. Former smokers were more likely to be female, situational smokers (compared to occasional or established), more likely to have stopped smoking without acknowledging making a quit attempt, less likely to have used a quit aid, and less likely to display pro-tobacco attitudes/beliefs. CONCLUSION: Young adult former and current smokers have unique patterns of smoking and stopping smoking. Young adults may require novel intervention techniques to promote prevention and cessation based on these unique smoking patterns. Future research is needed to understand motivations to quit smoking among young adults. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Aging Behavior Demography Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Smoke Smokers Surveys And Questionnaires Tobacco Products

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• Keywords:
  Adolescents Age-groups Attitude Author Keywords: Young Adults Behavior-patterns Cigarette-smoking Demographic-characteristics Disease-prevention Health-surveys Humans Mental-processes Psychological-processes Smoking Sociological-factors Tobacco Tobacco-smoke Tobacco Use Cessation

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• ISSN:
  0091-7435
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044530
• Citation:
  Prev Med 2013 Nov; 57(5):690-695
• Contact Point Address:
  Laura A. McClure, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Street, 15th Floor C202, Miami, FL 33136, USA
• Email:
  lmcclure@med.miami.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20020901
• Source Full Name:
  Preventive Medicine
• End Date:
  20120831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:48066f2be7888ef9c187228efa9e93d5dc8263d712e7981959b317afe9ad36633c5dd8f14d77b8a0acb54c8eadb6e49473488e3cc143d4f8b569ea148c0eeacb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200213/cdc_200213_DS1.pdf
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