Smokeless Tobacco Use and Religiousness

Frank Gillum, Thomas O. Obisesan and Nicole C. Jarrett
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Frank Gillum: Howard University College of Medicine, 1112 Nora Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20904, USA
Thomas O. Obisesan: Howard University College of Medicine, 1112 Nora Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20904, USA
Nicole C. Jarrett: W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute, 1012 Tenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA

IJERPH, 2009, vol. 6, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Although smoking shows a strong negative association with religiousness, no studies have appeared of use of smokeless tobacco (ST) and religiousness. To assess an association of use of ST and religiousness, data from 9,374 men aged 17 years and over with complete data on self-reported frequency of attendance at religious services and use of smokeless tobacco were analyzed. Among men aged 17-29 years, 4.9% of frequent attenders (>=24 times/y) and 9.4% of others (

Keywords: Smokeless tobacco; religion; spirituality; smoking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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