[Findings on smoking habits in Valle dell'Agno. (U.L.S.S. no. 7 of the Veneto region)].
A study regarding te habit of smoking of the population of this area was accomplished by use of questionnaire completed by students of the local high schools. The study included 7279 subjects subdivided as follow: 1776 fathers, 1815 mothers and 3688 students/workers of age 12 years and older. Results regarding the parent group showed that 51,91% of the fathers and 21,65% of the mothers were smokers. Only the mother group showed a correlation of smoking with various levels of education and occupation. Results regarding the younger age groups revealed, in age range 12-14 years, a positive history of smoking in 8,12% of males and 7,61% of females; this incidence increased to 53,76% and 36,44% respectively by age 25 years. Occupation categories and smoking parents as an incentive element showed relationships with smoking. A progressively increasing incidence of smoking at an increasingly earlier age with greater involvement of females was shown in this study. However, the smoking incidence in our area is less than that in other areas of the Veneto probably because of local geographic and economic factors.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004813:Epidemiology; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D012907:Smoking; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
Indagine sull'abitudine al fumo nella Valle dell'Agno (U.L.S.S. n. 7 della Regione Veneto).