TY - JOUR
T1 - Cigarillo use among high-risk urban young adults
AU - Milam, Adam J.
AU - Bone, Lee R.
AU - Byron, M. Justin
AU - Hoke, Kathleen
AU - Williams, Carla D.
AU - Furr-Holden, C. Debra
AU - Stillman, Frances A.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - In the U.S., cigar use doubled from 5.0 to 10.6 billion cigars consumed annually between 1997 and 2007, driven in large part by increased sales of cigarette-sized "little cigars" and narrow, mid-sized "cigarillos." The present study examined prevalence of cigarillo use as well as attitudes, knowledge and behaviors related to cigarillo use among a sample of predominantly urban African American young adults 18-24 not in school and not employed. Survey data were collected from 131 young adults attending education and job training centers in Baltimore, Maryland and from 78 young adults attending education, job training, or recreational programs in Washington, D.C. In Baltimore, 22% of young adults had smoked a cigarillo in the past 30 days, compared with nearly 63% in D.C. Both populations were heavily exposed to cigarillo advertising and marketing. Cigarillo use in this urban young adult population is a growing public health problem and undermines the progress made in decreasing cigarette use.
AB - In the U.S., cigar use doubled from 5.0 to 10.6 billion cigars consumed annually between 1997 and 2007, driven in large part by increased sales of cigarette-sized "little cigars" and narrow, mid-sized "cigarillos." The present study examined prevalence of cigarillo use as well as attitudes, knowledge and behaviors related to cigarillo use among a sample of predominantly urban African American young adults 18-24 not in school and not employed. Survey data were collected from 131 young adults attending education and job training centers in Baltimore, Maryland and from 78 young adults attending education, job training, or recreational programs in Washington, D.C. In Baltimore, 22% of young adults had smoked a cigarillo in the past 30 days, compared with nearly 63% in D.C. Both populations were heavily exposed to cigarillo advertising and marketing. Cigarillo use in this urban young adult population is a growing public health problem and undermines the progress made in decreasing cigarette use.
KW - African American
KW - Policy
KW - Tobacco
KW - Young adults
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U2 - 10.1353/hpu.2013.0173
DO - 10.1353/hpu.2013.0173
M3 - Article
C2 - 24185161
AN - SCOPUS:84887032388
SN - 1049-2089
VL - 24
SP - 1657
EP - 1665
JO - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
JF - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
IS - 4
ER -