ArticleEthnicity & disease2019
How Does Acculturation Influence Smoking Behavior Among Latinos? The Role of Education and National Background.
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- Hispanic/Latinx Ethnic Subgroup Differences in Sociodemographic, Sociocultural, and Smoking Characteristics in a Cessation Trial: An Exploratory Study.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022Trial
- Tobacco Use Assessment and Cessation Medication Orders Among Primary Care Patients by Ethnicity, Sex, and Acculturation Indicators.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Observational
- The Role of Sex and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Smoking and Smoking Cessation Among Adults in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.LGBT health · 2026Article
- Double Jeopardy: Does Intersectional Discrimination Moderate the Relationship Between Acculturation and Cigarette Dependence Among Latinx Sexual Minority Men Current Smokers?Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- The association between home language, self-identified Hispanic origin, and current e-cigarette use among Hispanic youth in the United States - National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2022-2023.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
- Association of Acculturation and Hispanic/Latino Background with Endogenous Sex and Thyroid-Related Hormones Among Middle-Aged and Older Hispanic/Latino Adults: the HCHS/SOL Study.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- Acculturation, acculturative stress, and tobacco/nicotine use of Latin American immigrants.Ethnicity & health · 2024Article
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- Acculturation and daily cigarette use among Mexican-origin youth: The moderating role of executive functions.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2023Article
- Acculturation level and change in cigarette consumption behaviors among diverse Hispanics/Latinos: the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.Annals of epidemiology · 2023Article
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- Acculturation and Depressive Symptoms Among Dominicans in New York City.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2022Article
- Individual Health Determinants That Predict Low Risk of Transitioning to Tobacco Use During Young Adulthood: An In-Depth Examination of Race and Ethnicity.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022Article
- Cancer Mortality Patterns by Birthplace and Generation Status of Mexican Latinos: The Multiethnic Cohort.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2022Article
- Racial Differences in the Association Between Alcohol Drinking and Cigarette Smoking: Preliminary Findings From an Alcohol Research Program.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2022Article
- Tobacco Taxation Influences the Smoking Habits of Adult Smokers Attending Smoking Cessation Clinic in Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Does warning language impact perceptions? Results from an exploratory experiment comparing English, Spanish, and Dual language E-Cigarette warnings among Spanish speakers in the US.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Article
- Widening disparities in cigarette smoking by race/ethnicity across education level in the United States.Preventive medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
Introduction: As Latinos acculturate, they are assumed to smoke at higher rates. This study investigated the relationship between acculturation level, educational attainment, and cigarette smoking by gender and national background among Latinos. Methods: Data from the 2009-2012 National Health Interview Survey were analyzed and participants included 1,111 Cubans, 813 Dominicans, 13,281 Mexicans, and 2,197 Puerto Ricans. Multivariable logistic regression was used to model acculturation and educational predictors of current smoking, stratified by gender and national background. Acculturation level was categorized into less acculturated, bicultural, and more acculturated by combining birthplace and language preference. Current cigarette smoking was defined by self-reported use every day or some days among those who ever smoked at least 100 cigarettes. Results: Most respondents were interviewed in English (62%) and had a high school education or less (60%), but only 39% were US-born. Overall, 17.8% of men and 9.6% of women reported current smoking. By national background, smoking prevalence was highest among Puerto Ricans (16% of women and 23% of men) and lowest among Dominicans (6% of women and 10% of men). More acculturated Mexican women and men had significantly higher odds of current smoking (OR=2.94; 95% CI=2.01, 4.31 and OR=1.88; 95% CI=1.39, 2.55; respectively). Mexican men who were more acculturated and had greater levels of educational attainment had lower odds of smoking (OR=.84; 95% CI=.74, .96). Conclusions: The relationship between acculturation and health behaviors among Latinos is influenced by education and should be considered by public health and clinician stakeholders when developing or adapting tobacco control strategies.
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