title: Pattern of smoking habit among Greek blue and white collar workers.
abstract: The aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence of smoking in a Greek working population. A questionnaire regarding smoking habit was collected from 1,005 out of 1,200 blue and white-collar employees (response rate: 84%). The overall smoking prevalence was 48.4% and did not differ by sex, age, education, and occupation. The mean cigarette consumption per day was 25.54, with no difference observed by occupation. The above-mentioned findings, if confirmed by further research, are alarming and inconsistent with the prevalent pattern of smoking habits in the West.
authors: Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Thessaly, 6 Lapithon Str., Larissa, 41221 Greece. gsrachmed@yahoo.com
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Rachiotis
authors: Ioannis
authors: I
authors: Karydis
authors: Spyros
authors: S
authors: Drivas
authors: Christos
authors: C
authors: Hadjichristodoulou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*