Examining differences between light and heavier smoking vocational students: A pilot study

Objective: To examine differences between light and heavier smoking vocational/technical students in tobacco use, related behaviors, and cessation. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting and Methods: Two hundred and four smokers attending two vocational/technical colleges in east Texas, USA, completed an...

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Published in:Health education journal 2011-03, Vol.70 (1), p.67-75
Main Authors: de Araújo, Vanessa A, Loukas, Alexandra, Gottlieb, Nell H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Studies
Cessation
Chewing
Cigarettes
College students
Comparative analysis
Drug Use
Falls
Gender Differences
Health Behavior
Health Education
Light smokers
Medical treatment
Program Implementation
Psychosociology
Public health
Smoking
Smoking cessation
Student Attitudes
Students
Studies
Surveys
Technical colleges
Technical Institutes
Texas
Tobacco
Tobacco industry
U.S.A
Vocational education
Vocational Schools
Whites
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Summary:Objective: To examine differences between light and heavier smoking vocational/technical students in tobacco use, related behaviors, and cessation. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting and Methods: Two hundred and four smokers attending two vocational/technical colleges in east Texas, USA, completed an anonymous survey during a regularly scheduled class in Fall, 2004 or Spring, 2005. Results: Heavier smokers (39.7 per cent of the sample) were more likely than light smokers to be European American, to be dependent on cigarettes, to use cigarettes in a variety of situations, to use medication to quit smoking, and to be less likely to report a desire to quit on their own. The two groups did not differ on gender or the use of cigars and chewing tobacco. Conclusion: Given the disproportionately high rates of tobacco use among vocational/technical students, results from this study indicate that salient anti-tobacco programs that can be implemented at the vocational school and that target light and heavier smoking students are needed.
ISSN:0017-8969
1748-8176
DOI:10.1177/0017896910369413