Susceptibility to smoking among white and Chinese nonsmoking adolescents in Canada
Journal article
Chen, Wei-Ying, Bottorff, Joan Lorraine, Johnson, Jerry, Saewyc, Elizabeth M. and Zumbo, Bruno D.. (2008). Susceptibility to smoking among white and Chinese nonsmoking adolescents in Canada. Public Health Nursing. 25(1), pp. 18 - 27. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00676.x
Authors | Chen, Wei-Ying, Bottorff, Joan Lorraine, Johnson, Jerry, Saewyc, Elizabeth M. and Zumbo, Bruno D. |
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Abstract | Objective: To document the prevalence of susceptibility to smoking among a sample of White/Caucasian and Chinese Canadian adolescent nonsmokers, and to explore the factors that might explain who is susceptible to smoking. Design: This study used a secondary analysis of data from students participating in the British Columbia Youth Survey on Smoking and Health in 2001/2002. Sample: The sample included 1,870 10th and 11th graders who were nonsmokers with either a White or a Chinese ethnic background. Measurements: Questionnaire data consisted of demographic and social factors, previous smoking experience, and susceptibility to smoking. Results: Among the total sample, 27.7% were susceptible to smoking. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that 11th graders were less susceptible than 10th graders (odds ratio [OR]=0.80, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.64–0.99), and girls were more susceptible than boys (OR=1.32, 95% CI 1.05–1.65). Ethnicity did not help to explain susceptibility to smoking in this study. Conclusions: The findings indicated the effects of gender and grade on predicting susceptibility to smoking. Even though the Chinese Canadian adolescents had the same risk of susceptibility to smoking as White/Caucasians, the factors that put them at risk may be different, which suggests the need to further examine the ethnic-specific predictors of susceptibility to smoking. |
Keywords | adolescents; ethnicity; gender; nonsmokers; susceptibility to smoking |
Year | 2008 |
Journal | Public Health Nursing |
Journal citation | 25 (1), pp. 18 - 27 |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
ISSN | 0737-1209 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00676.x |
Page range | 18 - 27 |
Place of publication | United States of America |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8987x/susceptibility-to-smoking-among-white-and-chinese-nonsmoking-adolescents-in-canada
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