Acculturation-related predictors of very light smoking among Latinos in California and nationwide

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• Alternative Title:
  J Immigr Minor Health
• Personal Author:
  Rodriquez, Erik J. ; Stoecklin-Marois, Maria T. ; Hennessy-Burt, Tamara E. ; Tancredi, Daniel J. ; Schenker, Marc B.
• Description:
  Background
  
  The prevalence of light smoking has increased among Latinos. The purpose of this study was to identify demographic and acculturation-related factors associated with very light smoking, defined as smoking 1-5 cigarettes per day (CPD), among Latinos in California and nationwide.
  
  Methods
  
  Latino smokers in the 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) or the 2009 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) were analyzed. Logistic regression assessed factors associated with very light smoking.
  
  Results
  
  Among NHANES smokers, those born in Mexico or who lived fewer years in the U.S. were more likely to be very light smokers than 6+ CPD smokers. Among CHIS smokers, those born in Mexico, in another Spanish speaking country, or who spent smaller percentages of their life in the U.S. were more likely to be very light smokers.
  
  Discussion
  
  Findings from this study can be used to design tobacco control media campaigns that include very light smokers.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Acculturation Hispanic Or Latino Population Characteristics Smoking
• Source:
  J Immigr Minor Health. 17(1):181-191.
• Pubmed ID:
  23942990
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3923864
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  P30 CA093373/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; P50 DA009253/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States ; R01 OH009293/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; R25 CA113710/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:549d675938cae3405e163cbc01977afdf35d738bd7eaac174e1cebae55bbf45a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/29847/cdc_29847_DS1.pdf
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