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American Journal of Public Health, 10.2105/AJPH.2006.103945

Research and Practice

A Closer Look at Smoking Among Young Adults: Where Tobacco Control Should Focus Its Attention

Molly P. Green 1*, Kristen L. McCausland 1, Haijun Xiao 1, Jennifer C. Duke 1, Donna M. Vallone 1, Cheryl G. Healton 2

1 American Legacy Foundation
2 American Legacy Foundation, Columbia University

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mgreen{at}americanlegacy.org.


  Abstract

Objective. We sought to fill gaps in knowledge of smoking behaviors among college-educated and non-college-educated young adults.

Methods.We used data from the 2003 Tobacco Use Supplement of the Current Population Survey to analyze smoking behaviors among young adults aged 18-24 years and older young adults aged 25-34 years by college status (enrolled, or with a degree, but not enrolled) and other measures of socioeconomic position.

Results. Current smoking prevalence among US young adults aged 18-24 years who are not enrolled in college or who do not have a college degree was 30%. This was more than twice the current smoking prevalence among college-educated young adults (14%). Non-college-educated young adults were more likely than were college-educated young adults to start smoking at a younger age and were less likely to have made a quit attempt, although no differences were found in their intentions to quit. Higher rates of smoking in the non-college-educated population were also evident in the slightly older age group.

Conclusions. Non-college-educated young adults smoke at more than twice the rate of their college-educated counterparts. Targeted prevention and cessation efforts are needed for non-college-educated young adults to prevent excess morbidity and mortality in later years.

Key Words: Prevention, Socioeconomic Factors, Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Control, Tobacco




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