Social heterogeneity in smoking among African Americans

G. King, R. Bendel and S.R. Delaronde

American Journal of Public Health, 1998, vol. 88, issue 7, 1081-1085

Abstract: Objectives. This study assessed the effects of sociodemographic variables on the smoking behavior of African Americans. Methods. Data for 14397 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

Date: 1998
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