1. Increases in light and intermittent smoking among Asian Americans and non-Hispanic Whites.
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Blanco, Lyzette, Nydegger, Liesl A, Sakuma, Kari-Lyn K, Tong, Elisa K, White, Martha M, and Trinidad, Dennis R
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Humans ,Logistic Models ,Odds Ratio ,Smoking ,Adult ,Middle Aged ,Asian Americans ,European Continental Ancestry Group ,California ,Female ,Male ,Cancer ,Tobacco ,Tobacco Smoke and Health ,Public Health ,Clinical Sciences ,Public Health and Health Services ,Marketing - Abstract
IntroductionAsian Americans are the fastest growing immigrant group in the United States and are more likely to be light and intermittent smokers (LITS) compared with non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs). LITS experience adverse health effects related to smoking. Previous research has aggregated Asian American ethnic groups, masking important differences between groups. We sought to compare LITS rates among Asian American subgroups before and after the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) with NHWs in California utilizing data from the California Tobacco Surveys (CTS).MethodsWe combined 1990, 1992, and 1996 CTS (pre-MSA) and the 1999, 2002, 2005, and 2008 CTS (post-MSA) to examine changes in LITS (
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- 2014