The Prevalence of Unrecognized Tobacco Use Among Young Adults
Methods: Data were examined from the Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey, a telephone survey of 8821 residents with a sample of 1205 young adults.
Results: Prevalence was 39 using the adolescent definition and 32 using the adult definition. Nearly 1 in 5 young adult smokers may be considered a previously unrecognized smoker who would not have been identified as a cigarette user according to the standard adult definition.
Conclusions: Future studies assessing prevalence should use both adolescent and adult measures.
Keywords: prevalence; smoking; survey methods; tobacco; young adults
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1 Center for Prevention, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
Publication date: 01 May 2010
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