Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic variations in duration of smoking: Results from 2003, 2006 and 2007 Tobacco Use Supplement of the Current Population Survey

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 210-218

  Siahpush, M ^a   Singh, G K ^b   Jones, P R ^a   Timsina, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Duration of smoking; Racial ethnic; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952967980     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdp104     Document Type: Article

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