title: Cigarette smoking among Korean international college students in the United States.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study explored (1) the prevalence of cigarette smoking among South Korean international college students in the United States, (2) differences in smoking between on- and off-campus living arrangements, and (3) predictors of an increase in smoking over time in the United States
  
  
  METHODS
  An online survey was completed by 1,201 students at 52 4-year US universities (34% response rate).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall smoking prevalence was 43.5%. The smoking rate (29.0%) of female students was higher than that (4%) of female college students in South Korea. Sex, living place, living situation, length of stay as a student in the United States, home smoking rules, campus-wide tobacco-free policies, and levels of acculturative stress, anxiety, and depression were significantly associated with an increase in smoking (p < .05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Given the high smoking prevalence among the South Korean students on US college campuses, targeted prevention efforts for these students may be warranted.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Exercise Science , University of Maryland Eastern Shore , Princess Anne , Maryland.
authors.forename: Jaesin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sa
authors.forename: Dong-Chul
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Toben F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Lohrmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities