Cigarette use in 6th through 10th grade: the Sarasota County Demonstration Project.
OBJECTIVE
To identify factors associated with cigarette smoking in the 6th-grade through 10th-grade youth population of Sarasota County, Florida.


METHODS
A closed-ended, quantitative survey was completed by 2004 youth and used to extract population-specific data on the correlates of cigarette use.


RESULTS
A range of factors influence cigarette use including self-efficacy to refuse offers of cigarettes, perceived emotional benefits, and perceived maternal disapproval of smoking.


CONCLUSIONS
Results underscore the need for multiple-component interventions. This study is unique in that it represents population-specific research in which community partners are using the findings to develop community-specific prevention marketing interventions.
Zapata
Lauren B
LB
Research and Evaluation Unit, University of South Florida, College of Public Health, Tampa, FL 33612-3805, USA.
Forthofer
Melinda S
MS
Eaton
Danice K
DK
Brown
Kelli McCormack
KM
Bryant
Carol A
CA
Reynolds
Sherri T
ST
McDermott
Robert J
RJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D005544:Forecasting; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015995:Prevalence; D011336:Probability; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D040241:Social Marketing