Racial and ethnic differences in predictors of smoking cessation.
Racial/ethnic differences in the determinants of smoking cessation could have important treatment implications. The current study examined racial/ethnic differences in smoking cessation, prospective predictors of cessation, and whether the predictive ability of these factors differed by race/ethnicity. Participants were 709 employed adults recruited through the National Rural Electric Co-op Association or through natural gas pipeline corporations. Data were collected in 1990 and 1994. Although race/ethnicity was not predictive of abstinence, Hispanic, African American, and White smokers displayed differential on tobacco-, alcohol-, and work-related variables. These racial/ethnic differences highlight the specific factors that should be considered when providing smoking cessation treatment to specific populations. Limitations are noted.
Daza
Patricia
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Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Cofta-Woerpel
Ludmila
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Mazas
Carlos
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Fouladi
Rachel T
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Cinciripini
Paul M
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Gritz
Ellen R
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Wetter
David W
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D000328:Adult; D003469:Culture; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012907:Smoking / Q000208:ethnology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention