Smoking in 6 diverse Chicago communities -- a population study.
OBJECTIVES: We analyzed smoking survey data across communities in Chicago, Ill, to explore community-level variations in smoking behavior. METHODS: We conducted a health survey of 6 racially and ethnically diverse Chicago communities during 2002-2003. The survey included questions about current smok...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 95; no. 6; pp. 1036 - 1043 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Public Health Association
Jun2005
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=106513935&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 106513935 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00900036 APH jtl: American Journal of Public Health issn: 00900036 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2005 vid: 95 iid: 6 pid: 44 pub: American Public Health Association place: Washington, District of Columbia artinfo: ui: 106513935 17172956 2009021137 10.2105/AJPH.2004.051169 NLM15914830 106513935 ppf: 1036 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Smoking in 6 diverse Chicago communities -- a population study. aug: au: Dell JL Whitman S Shah AM Silva A Ansell D affil: Sinai Urban Health Institute, K438, Mount Sinai Hospital, California Ave at 15th St, Chicago, IL 60608; deljad@sinai.org sug: subj: Health Behavior Evaluation Smoking Epidemiology Adult Aged Chi Square Test Confidence Intervals Data Analysis Software Descriptive Statistics Educational Status Epidemiological Research Female Funding Source Health Resource Allocation Illinois Interviews Male Middle Age Prevalence Probability Sample Questionnaires Race Factors Residence Characteristics Sex Factors Smoking Cessation Socioeconomic Factors Surveys T-Tests Human Adult: 19-44 years Aged: 65+ years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Female Male ab: OBJECTIVES: We analyzed smoking survey data across communities in Chicago, Ill, to explore community-level variations in smoking behavior. METHODS: We conducted a health survey of 6 racially and ethnically diverse Chicago communities during 2002-2003. The survey included questions about current smoking, smoking history, and cessation attempts. RESULTS: Smoking prevalence varied from 18% in the wealthiest (predominately White) community to 39% in the poorest (predominately Black) community. In a contiguous pair of communities, one Mexican and the other Black, smoking prevalence varied by a factor of 2. Men, residents in poorer households and households without telephones, and residents with less education were most likely to smoke. CONCLUSIONS: The high proportions of current smokers who had attempted to quit indicate a prevalent desire to stop smoking. However, less than 4% of the Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement funds are being spent on smoking prevention, or even on health in general, in Illinois. Although much is known about the prevalence of smoking at the national level, few studies of smoking have been done at the community level, presenting difficulties for the allocation of resources and the design of smoking cessation programs in response to community needs. Understanding community-level smoking rates could improve the allocation of resources and assist the shaping of culturally meaningful prevention efforts. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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