TY - JOUR
T1 - Causes of the decline in cigarette smoking among African American youths from the 1970s to the 1990s
AU - Oredein, Tyree
AU - Foulds, Jonathan
PY - 2011/10/1
Y1 - 2011/10/1
N2 - Adult cigarette smoking prevalence trends among African Americans (AAs) and Whites are similar. However, during the decline in youth smoking that occurred between the mid-1970s and the early 1990s, the drop in smoking rates among AA adolescents was more than double that among Whites. We examined the evidence for potential explanations for this phenomenon. On the basis of our findings, we propose that racial differences in parental attitudes, religious ties, negative perceptions and experiences of the health effects of smoking, worsening poverty, increased use of food stamps, and price sensitivity were major factors contributing to the more rapid decrease in and continued lower rates of smoking among AA youths.
AB - Adult cigarette smoking prevalence trends among African Americans (AAs) and Whites are similar. However, during the decline in youth smoking that occurred between the mid-1970s and the early 1990s, the drop in smoking rates among AA adolescents was more than double that among Whites. We examined the evidence for potential explanations for this phenomenon. On the basis of our findings, we propose that racial differences in parental attitudes, religious ties, negative perceptions and experiences of the health effects of smoking, worsening poverty, increased use of food stamps, and price sensitivity were major factors contributing to the more rapid decrease in and continued lower rates of smoking among AA youths.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300289
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300289
M3 - Article
C2 - 21852655
AN - SCOPUS:80052993084
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 101
SP - e4-e14
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 10
ER -