Occasional smoking in a Minnesota working population

被引:92
作者
Hennrikus, DJ
Jeffery, RW
Lando, HA
机构
[1] Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
[2] Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454-1015
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D O I
10.2105/AJPH.86.9.1260
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Objectives. This study examined the prevalence of occasional smoking in a population of working adults, compared the characteristics of occasional and daily smokers, and prospectively examined the long-term smoking patterns of occasional smokers. Methods. At 32 Minnesota work sites, 5681 randomly selected workers were surveyed at baseline; 5248 of these were surveyed again 2 years later. A cross-sectional sample of 5817 workers was also surveyed at follow-up. Results. Occasional smokers constituted 18.3% of all smokers in the baseline sample and 21.5% of all smokers in the cross-sectional sample surveyed 2 years later. Baseline occasional smokers were significantly more likely than daily smokers to have quit at follow-up. Job monotony or repetitiveness was related to an increase to daily smoking at follow-up among baseline occasional smokers, and a change to a more restrictive workplace smoking policy was associated with quitting. Conclusions. The results confirm that a substantial proportion of smokers are low-rate users and suggest that the proportion may be rising. Further research on this group is warranted.
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页码:1260 / 1266
页数:7
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