[Tobacco dependence and its relation to certain variables in an urban basic health area].
OBJECTIVE
The prevalence of habitual tobacco use in our area and its relationship to other epidemiological variables.


METHODS
A highly structured interview was given to a random sample from the area in order to make a descriptive study of smokers' characteristics. Beforehand there had been: a pre-interview, training of the interviewers, reliability.


METHODS
The Arturo Eyries Base Health Area in Valladolid.


METHODS
A random sample of 246 people over 14, extracted from a sampling background numbering 14,200.


METHODS
Items related to tobacco addiction and included in the interview.


RESULTS
43.9% +/- 5 of our population smoked, consuming an average of 16.4 +/- 10 (mean +/- SD) cigarettes per day. The average starting age was 17.2 +/- 5.4, with males starting earlier. The highest percentage of smokers was found in the 30-39 age group, where female smokers exceeded female non-smokers. The typical smoker's profile is that of a married middle-aged man or woman, of average education and able to work.


CONCLUSIONS
We obtained a section of the population at risk, clearly defined for health purposes.
Merino Senovilla
A
A
Centro de Salud Arturo Eyries, Valladolid.
Calvo Martín
Y
Y
García Sebastián
I
I
Ontoria Maeso
M
M
García
N
N
Pacheco
C
C
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011897:Random Allocation; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
Tabaquismo y su relación con unas variables en una ZBS urbana.