title: Predictors of the prevalence of tobacco use among Francophones and Anglophones in the province of Ontario.
abstract: This study examines Francophone/Anglophone differences in levels and patterns of tobacco use and associated risk factors in the province of Ontario, Canada. Estimates are derived from the self-administered portion of the 1990 Ontario Health Survey, a random probability survey of Ontario residents. The sample consists of 1127 Francophones and a random subset of 4023 Anglophones. Evidence, unique to Francophones, indicates a steady age-related decline in the median age of onset of daily cigarette consumption. Unlike Anglophones, multivariate results reveal that Francophones age 35-44 are significantly more likely than all other age groups to smoke cigarettes daily and to smoke a pack or more daily. Sub-groups within Ontario's Francophone community may be experiencing health-related risks associated with frequent and heavy consumption of cigarettes, and thus may be in need of addiction-related services.
authors.affiliation: Social Evaluation and Research Department, Addiction Research Foundation, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: DeWit
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beneteau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016017:Odds Ratio; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000208:ethnology*