1. Differences in tobacco use among two-year and four-year college students in Minnesota.
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Sanem JR, Berg CJ, An LC, Kirch MA, and Lust KA
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- Adult, Age Distribution, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Incidence, Logistic Models, Male, Minnesota epidemiology, Multivariate Analysis, Probability, Risk Assessment, Sex Distribution, Surveys and Questionnaires, Tobacco Use Disorder epidemiology, Universities, Young Adult, Smoking epidemiology, Students statistics & numerical data, Nicotiana adverse effects
- Abstract
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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- 2009
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