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Julia R Sanem1, Carla J Berg, Lawrence C An
1Boynton Health Service, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. jsanem@bhs.umn.edu
Objective:
This study compares tobacco use rates among two-year and four-year college students and explores the demographic variables that predicted that behavior.
Participants:
9,931 students at 14 two-year and four-year colleges in Minnesota participated.
Methods:
Students at 11 schools completed an online survey, and students at 3 schools completed a paper survey in 2007.
Results:
After controlling for sex, age, ethnicity, relationship status, hours of work per week, and number of school credits, attending a two-year college predicted current and daily smoking (odds ratio [OR]) = 1.70, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.52-1.89; OR = 3.47, 95% CI = 2.94-4.11) and smokeless tobacco use (OR = 1.65, 95% CI = 1.32-2.06; OR = 1.64, 95% CI = 1.06-2.53).
Conclusions:
Although two-year college students comprise approximately two fifths of the college student population, surveys of college student tobacco use have focused nearly exclusively on four-year college students. Two-year college students should represent a priority population for tobacco control because attending a two-year college predicts increased tobacco use.
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