title: [Tobacco dependence and its relation to certain variables in an urban basic health area].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud Arturo Eyries, Valladolid.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Merino Senovilla
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Calvo Martín
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: García Sebastián
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ontoria Maeso
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pacheco
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Tabaquismo y su relación con unas variables en una ZBS urbana.