Which adults do underaged youth ask for cigarettes?
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
This study identified adults' demographic and smoking behavior characteristics that are related to being asked to provide tobacco to a minor. Telephone interviews were conducted with 6352 California adults. Predictors included age, sex, household income, and smoking status. Only 10.1% of California adults had been asked to provide tobacco to a minor in the previous year. Fewer than 3% of individuals 55 years and older had been asked to provide tobacco, but among younger smokers 59.0% of 18- and 19-year-olds and 39.3% of 20- to 24-year-olds had been approached. Interventions to reduce the social availability of tobacco are needed.
Medical subject headings
- Smoking Prevention
- Social Environment