What fraction of young adults are at risk for future smoking, and who are they?

摘要: Recent evidence indicates that higher smoking rates among young adults in the United States may be related part to increased initiation during adulthood. The tobacco industry, restricted from overtly targeting adolescents, appears focusing on adults. Thus it is important estimate percentage and identify characteristics of adult population (aged 18-29 years) at risk for future smoking. This group would include all current established smokers (smoked least 100 cigarettes their lifetime), experimenters, former smokers, experimenters again, as well never-smokers who do not rule out Using data population-based 2002 California Tobacco Survey (N = 9,364 aged years), we designated groups identified factors associated with risk. Altogether, 86.7+/-1.5% were smoking, 59.6+/-4.3% Over half (52.2+/-2.0%) but only 9.0+/-1.2% Overall, 43.0+/-1.2% was Although different demographic other never-smokers, three consistently each group: Younger age, having a smoke-free home, going bars clubs. We conclude sizable presents fertile target industry efforts promote Counter-efforts might promotion environments.