Hawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health
Volume 73, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-10

An exploration of ethnic, immigration and acculturation differences on tobacco smoking among public high school girls in Hawai'i (Article)

Pobutsky A. , St John T.L. , Urabe C.N. , Li F. , Johnson L.
  • a Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Program Improvement and Excellence; HonoluluHI, United States
  • b Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Program Improvement and Excellence; HonoluluHI, United States
  • c Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Program Improvement and Excellence; HonoluluHI, United States
  • d Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Program Improvement and Excellence; HonoluluHI, United States
  • e Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Program Improvement and Excellence; HonoluluHI, United States

Abstract

This cross-sectional study explores the differences in ethnicity, sex, immigration (place of birth of student and parents), and acculturation (based on language spoken at home) on current cigarette smoking among public high school students in Hawai'i, and especially examine if this affected smoking among girls. Previous behavior risk surveys of youth in Hawai'i showed higher smoking rates among girls, although these were not found to be statistically significant differences. Multiple years of data were compiled from the Hawai'i Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS) for years 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011, for a total sample size of N=5,527. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the likelihood of current cigarette smoking (in the past 30 days) in relation to a variety of factors. The analysis revealed that Hawai'i-specific ethnicity, grade, and sex were all significant predictors of smoking. Girls whose mothers were born in Hawai'i or in another United States state were more likely to smoke than those whose mothers were born in a foreign country. The model showed girls were more likely to smoke than boys. Eleventh and twelfth graders were more likely to smoke than ninth graders. Whites, Filipinos, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and Other ethnic groups were more likely to smoke than those who identified themselves as Japanese.

Author Keywords

high school smoking Hawai‘i sex Ethnicity Acculturation Immigration

Index Keywords

Parents China Caucasian human epidemiology sex difference Schools statistics and numerical data Health Surveys language ethnology African American Cross-Sectional Studies United States cross-sectional study migrant Humans smoking Adolescent parent male Japan Emigrants and Immigrants Acculturation female cultural factor school European Continental Ancestry Group Sex Factors Oceanic Ancestry Group Philippines Hawaii African Americans health survey
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ISSN: 21658242
Original Language: English