Pattern of smoking habit among Greek blue and white collar workers.
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.
Rachiotis
George
G
Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Thessaly, 6 Lapithon Str., Larissa, 41221 Greece. gsrachmed@yahoo.com
Karydis
Ioannis
I
Drivas
Spyros
S
Hadjichristodoulou
Christos
C
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*