An Online Survey of Cigarette Use in College Students: Using Demographic Information to Influence Health Education, Prevention and Intervention Efforts

Autor/inn/en	D'Abundo, Michelle Lee; Marinaro, Laura Marie; Fiala, Kelly Ann
Titel	An Online Survey of Cigarette Use in College Students: Using Demographic Information to Influence Health Education, Prevention and Intervention Efforts
Quelle	In: ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 4 (2009) 2, S.6-9 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1930-4595
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Health Education; Prevention; Data Analysis; Mail Surveys; Smoking; Use Studies; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Health Promotion; Health Behavior; Demography; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Auswertung; Erhebungsinstrument; Rauchen; Benutzerschulung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Demografie; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to compare the demographic characteristics of undergraduate smokers and non-smokers at a mid-sized, Mid-Atlantic university using an online survey. Five hundred ten students (77.7% response rate) participated. Data analysis revealed major, year, and athlete status were related to smoking, while gender and age were not. Twenty-three percent of participants reported being smokers, compared to 2.7% of athletes. Participants enrolled in health-related majors were half as likely to smoke (11.8%) than their counterparts. Implications include tailoring smoking education, prevention and intervention efforts for students with characteristics related to higher smoking rates. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10