Pattern of Smoking Habit among Greek Blue and White Collar Workers

George Rachiotis, Ioannis Karydis, Spyros Drivas and Christos Hadjichristodoulou
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George Rachiotis: Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Thessaly, 6 Lapithon str., Larissa, 41221 Greece
Ioannis Karydis: Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Thessaly, 6 Lapithon str., Larissa, 41221 Greece
Spyros Drivas: Greek Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (ELINYAE), Liosion 143 and 6 Thirsiou str., Athens, 10445 Greece
Christos Hadjichristodoulou: Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Thessaly, 6 Lapithon str., Larissa, 41221 Greece

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

Abstract: The aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence of smoking in a Greek working population. A questionnaire regarding smoking habit was collected from 1,005 out of 1,200 blue and white-collar employees (response rate: 84%). The overall smoking prevalence was 48.4% and did not differ by sex, age, education, and occupation. The mean cigarette consumption per day was 25.54, with no difference observed by occupation. The above-mentioned findings, if confirmed by further research, are alarming and inconsistent with the prevalent pattern of smoking habits in the West.

Keywords: smoking; Greece; workers (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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