INTRODUCTION: This study explored social determinants of smoking among a sample of male Chinese adults in Changqiao, a community representing the transition from traditional to a "mobile" urban culture in China. New commercial systems have introduced high profits but also layoffs in the absence of government security systems. METHODS: In-person interviews were conducted by trained interviewers with 123 male participants selected at random. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were computed based on the Behavioral Ecological Model (BEM). About 61% of male participants were ever-smokers and 48% were current smokers. RESULTS: Current smoking was associated with involuntary unemployment (odds ratio [OR] = 6.52), the absence of home smoking restrictions (OR = 0.34), and social reinforcement such as friends' smoking (OR = 4.02) and receiving smoking-related gifts (OR = 6.39). DISCUSSION: Findings support the BEM. It is especially important to verify the relationship between unemployment and smoking, given the recent rise in involuntary job loss due to the transitional economy in China.
INTRODUCTION: This study explored social determinants of smoking among a sample of male Chinese adults in Changqiao, a community representing the transition from traditional to a "mobile" urban culture in China. New commercial systems have introduced high profits but also layoffs in the absence of government security systems. METHODS: In-person interviews were conducted by trained interviewers with 123 male participants selected at random. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were computed based on the Behavioral Ecological Model (BEM). About 61% of male participants were ever-smokers and 48% were current smokers. RESULTS: Current smoking was associated with involuntary unemployment (odds ratio [OR] = 6.52), the absence of home smoking restrictions (OR = 0.34), and social reinforcement such as friends' smoking (OR = 4.02) and receiving smoking-related gifts (OR = 6.39). DISCUSSION: Findings support the BEM. It is especially important to verify the relationship between unemployment and smoking, given the recent rise in involuntary job loss due to the transitional economy in China.
Authors: Jennifer B Unger; Tess Cruz; Sohaila Shakib; Jeremiah Mock; Alexandra Shields; Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati; Paula Palmer; Jon D Cruz; Elizabeth Edsall; Ellen R Gritz; Thomas Glynn; C Anderson Johnson Journal: Nicotine Tob Res Date: 2003-12 Impact factor: 4.244
Authors: Ana P Martínez-Donate; Melbourne F Hovell; C Richard Hofstetter; Guillermo J González-Pérez; Anu Kotay; Marc A Adams Journal: Am J Public Health Date: 2008-01-02 Impact factor: 9.308
Authors: Suzanne C Hughes; Isabel A Corcos; Richard C Hofstetter; Melbourne F Hovell; Veronica L Irvin Journal: Nicotine Tob Res Date: 2008-04 Impact factor: 4.244
Authors: Suzanne C Hughes; Isabel A Corcos; C Richard Hofstetter; Melbourne F Hovell; Dong-Chul Seo; Veronica L Irvin; HaeRyun Park; Hee Young Paik Journal: Asian Pac J Cancer Prev Date: 2008 Apr-Jun
Authors: Kai-Wen Cheng; Janice Y Tsoh; Wenlong Cui; Xiaoliang Li; Matthew Kohrman Journal: Asia Pac J Public Health Date: 2013-04-09 Impact factor: 1.399
Authors: Li-Ling Huang; James F Thrasher; Yuan Jiang; Qiang Li; Geoffrey T Fong; Anne C K Quah Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2012-11-17 Impact factor: 3.295