Do Favorite Movie Stars Influence Adolescent Smoking Initiation?
Janet M. Distefan, PhD,
John P. Pierce, PhD and
Elizabeth A. Gilpin, MS
At the time the research for this article was completed, Janet M. Distefan was with the Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego. John P. Pierce and Elizabeth A. Gilpin are with the Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego.
FIGURE 1—Rates of smoking by the 1999 follow-up survey, by baseline (1996) receptivity to tobacco advertising and promotions and favorite stars on-screen smoking status: California (a) adolescent female (n = 1040) and (b) adolescent male (n = 1044) never smokers.