Acculturation and cigarette smoking among African American adults

The relationship between acculturation and cigarette smoking among African Americans was examined with 444 adults. Results revealed that African American smokers were more traditional (less acculturated) than their nonsmoking counterparts, irrespective of gender, and that acculturation was a better...

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Published in:Journal of behavioral medicine 1996-10, Vol.19 (5), p.501-514
Main Authors: KLONOFF, E. A, LANDRINE, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Adults
African Americans
Aged
Analysis of Variance
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk Factors
Smoking
Smoking - ethnology
Socioeconomic Factors
Tobacco smoking
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:The relationship between acculturation and cigarette smoking among African Americans was examined with 444 adults. Results revealed that African American smokers were more traditional (less acculturated) than their nonsmoking counterparts, irrespective of gender, and that acculturation was a better predictor of smoking than status variables such as income and education. The prevalence of smoking among traditional African Americans was 33.6% and similar to the national data (33.2%), whereas the prevalence of smoking among acculturated African Americans was 15.3%; 68.49% of African American smokers were highly traditional. These findings suggest that acculturation is a factor in smoking among African Americans and highlight the need for further exploration of the role of acculturation in African American health and health-related behavior.
ISSN:0160-7715
1573-3521
DOI:10.1007/BF01857681