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Comparative Study
. 2009;44(14):2128-40.
doi: 10.3109/10826080902864571.

Characterizing and comparing young adult intermittent and daily smokers

Kathleen M Lenk  1 , Vincent Chen, Debra H Bernat, Jean L Forster, Peter A Rode
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Comparative Study

Characterizing and comparing young adult intermittent and daily smokers

Kathleen M Lenk et al. Subst Use Misuse. 2009.

Abstract

We interviewed 732 smokers (from five US upper Midwestern states) via telephone in 2006 to examine young adult smoking patterns. We first defined two groups of intermittent smokers-low (who smoked for 1-14 days in the past 30 days) and high (who smoked for 15-29 days in the past 30 days), and then analyzed differences between these two groups and daily smokers. Low intermittent smokers were much less likely to consider themselves smokers, feel addicted, or smoke with friends than high intermittent smokers. Daily smokers were more likely to feel addicted and have trouble quitting smoking than high intermittent smokers. Implications, limitations, and ideas for future studies will be discussed.

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Authors have no conflicts of interest.

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Distribution of Intermittent Smokers
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