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Social heterogeneity in smoking among African Americans
G King1, R Bendel, S R Delaronde
1Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030, USA.
Objectives:
This study assessed the effects of sociodemographic variables on the smoking behavior of African Americans.
Methods:
Data for 14,397 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 < .001).
Conclusions:
The Year 2000 goal of an 18% prevalence rate among African-American adults may not be attained without major community interventions focusing on male and middle-aged African Americans.