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. 2001 Winter-Spring;9(1):49-60.

Correlates of cigarette smoking among Korean American adults in Alameda County, California

R Lew  1 , J M Moskowitz, B A Wismer, K Min, S H Kang, A M Chen, I B Tager
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  • PMID: 11720414

Correlates of cigarette smoking among Korean American adults in Alameda County, California

R Lew et al. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health. 2001 Winter-Spring.

Abstract

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of cigarette smoking and to determine the sociodemographic correlates of smoking among Korean American adults in Alameda County, California, 1994-1995.

Method: Korean surname-based telephone survey; contingency table and multinomial logistic regression analyses.

Findings: Almost 39% of Korean American men and 6% of Korean American women were current smokers. Among Korean American men those who attended religious activities less than monthly had nearly three times the odds of being current smokers, and those who did not speak English well had 2 1/2 times the odds of being current smokers as compared to never smokers. Those 18 to 24 years of age had more than 8 1/2 times the odds, and those who attended religious activities less than monthly had more than 3 1/2 times the odds of being current smokers as compared to former smokers. Among Korean American women those who were not married had more than 3 times the odds of being current smokers, and those who attended religious activities less than monthly had 22 times the odds of being current smokers as compared to never smokers. Those who attended religious activities less than monthly had almost 8 times the odds of being current smokers as compared to former smokers.

Conclusions: This study increases our understanding about the prevalence and correlates of cigarette smoking among Korean Americans and can contribute to the development of effective smoking cessation and prevention strategies in this understudied population.

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