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. 1998 Jul;88(7):1081-5.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.88.7.1081.

Social heterogeneity in smoking among African Americans

G King  1 , R Bendel, S R Delaronde
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Social heterogeneity in smoking among African Americans

G King et al. Am J Public Health. 1998 Jul.

Abstract

Objectives: This study assessed the effects of sociodemographic variables on the smoking behavior of African Americans.

Methods: Data for 14,397 African-American respondents (18-64 years old) to the National Health Interview Survey in the years 1990 through 1993 were examined in multivariate models.

Results: Age was the strongest predictor of smoking, and men were at least 1.75 times as likely as women to be smokers (P < .001).

Conclusions: The Year 2000 goal of an 18% prevalence rate among African-American adults may not be attained without major community interventions focusing on male and middle-aged African Americans.

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