An exploration of ethnic, immigration and acculturation differences on tobacco smoking among public high school girls in Hawai'i.
This cross-sectional study explores the differences in ethnicity, sex, immigration (place of birth of student and parents), and acculturation (based on language spoken at home) on current cigarette smoking among public high school students in Hawai'i, and especially examine if this affected smoking among girls. Previous behavior risk surveys of youth in Hawai'i showed higher smoking rates among girls, although these were not found to be statistically significant differences. Multiple years of data were compiled from the Hawai'i Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS) for years 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011, for a total sample size of N=5,527. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the likelihood of current cigarette smoking (in the past 30 days) in relation to a variety of factors. The analysis revealed that Hawai'i-specific ethnicity, grade, and sex were all significant predictors of smoking. Girls whose mothers were born in Hawai'i or in another United States state were more likely to smoke than those whose mothers were born in a foreign country. The model showed girls were more likely to smoke than boys. Eleventh and twelfth graders were more likely to smoke than ninth graders. Whites, Filipinos, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and Other ethnic groups were more likely to smoke than those who identified themselves as Japanese.
Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Program Improvement and Excellence; Honolulu, HI (AP).
Ann
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Pobutsky
Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Program Improvement and Excellence; Honolulu, HI (AP).
Tonya Lowery
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St John
Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Program Improvement and Excellence; Honolulu, HI (AP).
Chelsi N
CN
Urabe
Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Program Improvement and Excellence; Honolulu, HI (AP).
Fenfang
F
Li
Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Program Improvement and Excellence; Honolulu, HI (AP).
Lila
L
Johnson
D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii / Q000453:epidemiology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000208:ethnology; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D044468:Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010290:Parents; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D012574:Schools; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000208:ethnology*; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
Hawai‘i; acculturation; ethnicity; high school smoking; immigration; sex