Smoking among construction workers: The nonlinear influence of the economy, cigarette prices, and antismoking sentiment

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1379-1386

  Okechukwu, Cassandra ^a   Bacic, Janine ^b   Cheng, Kai Wen ^c   Catalano, Ralph ^d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue collar; Construction; Health disparities; Smoking; Tobacco control policies; USA

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; LABOR MARKET; SMOKING; TOBACCO; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; BUILDING WORKER; CIGARETTE PRICE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATE ANTISMOKING SENTIMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMERCE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84864625233     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.05.035     Document Type: Article

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