Misestimation of peer tobacco use: Understanding disparities in tobacco use

Christopher L. Edwards; Gary G. Bennett; Kathleen Y. Wolin; Stephanie Johnson; Sherrye Fowler; Keith E. Whitfield; Sandy Askew; Dorene MacKinnon; Camela McDougald; Robert Hubbard; Chanté Wellington; Miriam Feliu; Elwood Robinson

doi:10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31242-6

Misestimation of peer tobacco use: Understanding disparities in tobacco use

Christopher L. Edwards, Gary G. Bennett, Kathleen Y. Wolin, Stephanie Johnson, Sherrye Fowler, Keith E. Whitfield, Sandy Askew, Dorene MacKinnon, Camela McDougald, Robert Hubbard, Chanté Wellington, Miriam Feliu, Elwood Robinson

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Blacks experience disproportionately elevated rates of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. Blacks experience delayed smoking initiation relative to other racial/ethnic groups, highlighting the importance of examining smoking correlates occurring in late adolescence/early adulthood. The current study reports data collected as part of an ongoing collaborative effort to assess alcohol and drug use on the campuses of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Two-thousand, two-hundred, seventy-seven African-American subjects, aged 20.3 ± 3.9 (range 18-53), completed the CORE Alcohol and Drug survey and a brief demographic questionnaire. Results indicated that 90% of all subjects overestimated the rate of smoking among their peers. Overestimating was associated with a >80% increase in the risk of smoking. These data highlight the need to correct misinformation regarding smoking norms among students at some HBCUs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	299-305
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of the National Medical Association
Volume	100
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31242-6
State	Published - Mar 2008

Keywords

African Americans
Health disparities
Historically black colleges and universities
Knowledge, attitudes & beliefs
Tobacco

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General Medicine

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Edwards, C. L., Bennett, G. G., Wolin, K. Y., Johnson, S., Fowler, S., Whitfield, K. E., Askew, S., MacKinnon, D., McDougald, C., Hubbard, R., Wellington, C., Feliu, M., & Robinson, E. (2008). Misestimation of peer tobacco use: Understanding disparities in tobacco use. Journal of the National Medical Association, 100(3), 299-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31242-6

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