Which adults do underaged youth ask for cigarettes?

This study identified adults' demographic and smoking behavior characteristics that are related to being asked to provide tobacco to a minor. Telephone interviews were conducted with 6352 California adults. Predictors included age, sex, household income, and smoking status. Only 10.1% of Califo...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1999-10, Vol.89 (10), p.1561-1564
Main Authors: Ribisl, K M, Norman, G J, Howard-Pitney, B, Howard, K A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Adults
Age
Availability
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
California - epidemiology
Children & youth
Cigarettes
Family income
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Minors
Population density
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public health
Smoking
Smoking - epidemiology
Smoking Prevention
Social Environment
Socioeconomic Factors
Studies
Tobacco
Tobacco smoking
Underage
Young people
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Summary:This study identified adults' demographic and smoking behavior characteristics that are related to being asked to provide tobacco to a minor. Telephone interviews were conducted with 6352 California adults. Predictors included age, sex, household income, and smoking status. Only 10.1% of California adults had been asked to provide tobacco to a minor in the previous year. Fewer than 3% of individuals 55 years and older had been asked to provide tobacco, but among younger smokers 59.0% of 18- and 19-year-olds and 39.3% of 20- to 24-year-olds had been approached. Interventions to reduce the social availability of tobacco are needed.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.89.10.1561