title: Determinants of youth smoking--evidence from Turkey.
abstract: This paper investigates the determinants of smoking among middle- and high-school students in Ankara, Turkey. Data were collected from 4800 students in the second semester of the 1997-98 academic year to investigate substance use prevalence among young people. In addition to classical independent variables, factors which are not frequently used in the literature--such as school type, neighborhood, family religiosity, and factors reflecting the cultural background of the students--are included in the analysis. The results of binomial logistic regression offer evidence for the effects of school type, a smoking-related attitude, presence of a stepmother, father's use of alcohol, sister and brother who smoke, student's alcohol use, and participation in art activities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. ozcan@metu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Yusuf Ziya
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: Kivilcim Metin
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Ozcan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D002648:Child; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology