Abstract
Objectives: To explore demographics, contextual factors, and health risk behaviors associated with nondaily smoking by college students. Methods: In fall 2005, a random sample of 4100 students completed an online survey. Results: Of those surveyed, 29% reported current smoking; of that 29%, 70% were nondaily smokers. Compared to daily smokers, nondaily smokers were younger, African American (compared to white), had mothers with higher education, belonged to Greek organizations, and attended private (vs public) schools. Nondaily smokers were less likely to have used illicit drugs. Conclusions: Nondaily and daily smokers differed on several demographic and contextual factors, but reported mostly similar health risk behaviors.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 218-229 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | American Journal of Health Behavior |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2012 |
Funding
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism | R01AA014007 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Cigarette smoking
- College students
- Nondaily smoking
- Patterns of smoking
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Social Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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