Open AccessCigarette smoking and changes in smoking among a cohort of Michigan adults, 1980-82.
Author(s) -
John P. Kirscht,
Bruce M. Brock,
Victor M. Hawthorne
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.77.4.501
Subject(s) - medicine , cigarette smoking , demography , smoking cessation , cohort , smoking prevalence , quit smoking , environmental health , cohort study , gerontology , pathology , sociology
Factors related to cigarette smoking and to changes over two years were investigated in a sample of Michigan adults. Smoking was associated with age, sex, education, occupation, and beliefs regarding its health effects. Cessation was predicted by amount smoked at baseline, desire to stop, and belief concerning difficulty stopping. Starting smoking was associated with time off cigarettes (negatively), age, belief about health effects, sex, and education. Heavy smoking and maintenance of cessation are major problems.