Add to ORKGThis study explored the role of racial segregation in cigarette smoking among US blacks. Five hundred and twenty black adults sampled door-to-door in 10 randomly selected, southern California census tracts completed a survey assessing their degree of racial segregation, experiences with racial discrimination, smoking, and income. Results revealed that the prevalence of smoking among highly segregated blacks (32.9 percent) was significantly higher than that of their less segregated cohorts (19.9 percent). Income, gender, and experiences with racial discrimination did not play a role in smoking but low education levels contributed. Early childhood segregation appeared to be the specific segregation variable associated with smoking among black...
The abuse of tobacco products is cause for international concern. The World Health Organization (WHO...
Background. Smoking prevalence rates remain high among women and smoking initiation has increased fo...
Background: Although higher socioeconomic status (SES) indicators such as educational attainment are...
Data indicate that the health of Blacks who reside in segregated Black neighborhoods is significantl...
The large differences in youth smoking behavior across ethnic and racial groups are often overlooked...
Background: Although it is recognized that African Americans experience racial discrimination, relat...
Introduction:Beginning in the 1970s, US national surveys showed African American youth having a lowe...
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated whether socioeconomic factors explain racial/ethnic differences ...
Reducing tobacco use is an important public health objective. It is the largest preventable cause of...
Introduction: A growing body of research documents racial/ethnic disparities in U.S. cigarette smoki...
Cigarette smoking contributes to the higher rates of morbidity and mortality among African Americans...
This is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published arti...
The abuse of tobacco products is cause for international concern. The World Health Organization (WHO...
AIMS: This paper describes patterns of racial and ethnic cigarette use in the United States and disc...
Objectives. Racial discrimination has been associated with unhealthy behaviors, but the mechanisms r...
The abuse of tobacco products is cause for international concern. The World Health Organization (WHO...
Background. Smoking prevalence rates remain high among women and smoking initiation has increased fo...
Background: Although higher socioeconomic status (SES) indicators such as educational attainment are...
Data indicate that the health of Blacks who reside in segregated Black neighborhoods is significantl...
The large differences in youth smoking behavior across ethnic and racial groups are often overlooked...
Background: Although it is recognized that African Americans experience racial discrimination, relat...
Introduction:Beginning in the 1970s, US national surveys showed African American youth having a lowe...
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated whether socioeconomic factors explain racial/ethnic differences ...
Reducing tobacco use is an important public health objective. It is the largest preventable cause of...
Introduction: A growing body of research documents racial/ethnic disparities in U.S. cigarette smoki...
Cigarette smoking contributes to the higher rates of morbidity and mortality among African Americans...
This is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published arti...
The abuse of tobacco products is cause for international concern. The World Health Organization (WHO...
AIMS: This paper describes patterns of racial and ethnic cigarette use in the United States and disc...
Objectives. Racial discrimination has been associated with unhealthy behaviors, but the mechanisms r...
The abuse of tobacco products is cause for international concern. The World Health Organization (WHO...
Background. Smoking prevalence rates remain high among women and smoking initiation has increased fo...
Background: Although higher socioeconomic status (SES) indicators such as educational attainment are...