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Patterns of smoking in Estonia
Author(s) -
Pärna Kersti,
Rahu Kaja,
Rahu Mati
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0965-2140
DOI - 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2002.00192.x
Subject(s) - logistic regression , residence , demography , ethnic group , public health , medicine , cross sectional study , smoking prevalence , smoking cessation , environmental health , population , nursing , pathology , sociology , anthropology
Aims To describe the pattern of current smoking and its relation to socio‐demographic factors in Estonia. Design Nationwide cross‐sectional survey. Setting Estonia in 1996. Participants Stratified random sample of 2086 adults aged 30–59. Measurements Prevalence of current smoking; socio‐demographic factors related to smoking, investigated by logistic regression analysis. Findings The prevalence of current smoking was 57.9% among men and 25.7% among women. For both genders, smoking rates were consistently lowest in the age group 50–59 years and highest in the age group 30–39 years. Smoking was significantly more common among divorced and widowed people. Education was associated with smoking among men but not among women. No relationship, however, was established between smoking and ethnicity, type of residence, and household income. Conclusions Estonia needs an effective antismoking policy. Public health efforts need to be focused on quitting smoking in younger adults and prevention efforts should target less educated socio‐economic groups.