Inconsistencies in place definition: How different operational place definitions affect estimates of adolescent smoking and drinking risk

Joanne E. Brady; Beth C. Weitzman

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.05.001

Inconsistencies in place definition: How different operational place definitions affect estimates of adolescent smoking and drinking risk

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Abstract

We find that estimates of the prevalence of teenage smoking and drinking in "urban," "suburban," and "rural" areas vary with different definitions of these types of geographic units. Given the salience of youth risk behavior to the public debate, we urge researchers to purposefully choose their definitions of geographic areas and to be explicit about those choices.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	562-568
Number of pages	7
Journal	Health and Place
Volume	13
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.05.001
State	Published - Jun 2007

Keywords

Adolescent health
Alcohol
Geography
Smoking
Surveys
Urban health

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Sociology and Political Science
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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