Smoking among New England College Men and Women
- 1 December 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journal of American College Health Association
- Vol. 28 (3), 155-157
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01644300.1979.10392922
Abstract
Smoking behavior was examined among college students at 34 New England colleges. Women were more often smokers (44%) than men (32%) and were also more likely to smoke daily than men (23 vs. 16%). Men in private colleges were significantly less likely to smoke (22%) than those in public colleges (26%). At both public and private colleges, women were more likely to smoke than men. Smoking was inversely related to health habits for both men and women. The percentage of college women who smoked is similar to that reported for the general population, while that for men is less. Prevention programs should be targeted to girls in the primary and secondary grades, as well as to college women, and support for smoking cessation should be made available on college campuses.Keywords
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