TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived racial/ethnic harassment and tobacco use among African American young adults
AU - Bennett, Gary G.
AU - Wolin, Kathleen Yaus
AU - Robinson, Elwood L.
AU - Fowler, Sherrye
AU - Edwards, Christopher L.
PY - 2005/2
Y1 - 2005/2
N2 - We examined the association between perceived racial/ethnic harassment and tobacco use in 2129 African American college students in North Carolina. Age-adjusted and multivariate analyses evaluated the effect of harassment on daily and less-than-daily tobacco use. Harassed participants were twice as likely to use tobacco daily (odds ratio = 2.01; 95% confidence interval = 1.94, 2.08) compared with those with no reported harassment experiences. Experiences of racial/ethnic harassment may contribute to tobacco use behaviors among some African American young adults.
AB - We examined the association between perceived racial/ethnic harassment and tobacco use in 2129 African American college students in North Carolina. Age-adjusted and multivariate analyses evaluated the effect of harassment on daily and less-than-daily tobacco use. Harassed participants were twice as likely to use tobacco daily (odds ratio = 2.01; 95% confidence interval = 1.94, 2.08) compared with those with no reported harassment experiences. Experiences of racial/ethnic harassment may contribute to tobacco use behaviors among some African American young adults.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2004.037812
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2004.037812
M3 - Article
C2 - 15671457
AN - SCOPUS:13144307071
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 95
SP - 238
EP - 240
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 2
ER -