Discrepancies between youth and parent perceptions of their household environment relevant to smoking: a secondary analysis of the 2004/05 Canadian Youth Smoking Survey

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 78-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Nowatzki ◽  
A.S.H. Schultz ◽  
E.J. Griffith
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Parent Perceptions ◽  
Youth Smoking ◽  
Parent Survey ◽  
Youth Smoking Survey ◽  
Canadian Youth ◽  
Household Environment ◽  
Smoking Uptake ◽  
Significant Patterns

Objective To compare the perceptions of youth in grades 5 to 9 and parents regarding their household environment relevant to smoking socialization. Methods We conducted secondary analysis of the 2004/05 Canadian Youth Smoking Survey and corresponding parent survey, and used the McNemar Test to compare youth and parent responses. Results Results showed statistically significant patterns of disagreement between youth and parent responses at most levels of youth smoking uptake regarding parental smoking, household rules around smoking, and smoking in the home and vehicles. When youth and parents disagreed, the following patterns emerged: non-susceptible, non-smoking youth perceived their parents as non-smokers and youth with more smoking experience perceived their parents as smokers; youth at all levels of smoking uptake perceived fewer rules in the home than parents indicated, more smoking in the home than parents indicated, and exposure to smoking in vehicles in contrast to vehicle smoking bans indicated by parents. Conclusion To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to compare the perceptions of youth and parents regarding household variables related to the socialization of tobacco use. The discrepancies between youth and parent responses suggest that there is room to improve on establishing household environments that clearly condemn the use of tobacco, which may affect youth susceptibility to future smoking.

scholarly journals Roll-your-own tobacco use among Canadian youth: current prevalence and changes in youth smoking “rollies” since 2008

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
AG Cole ◽  
ST Leatherdale ◽  
VL Rynard
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Disposable Income ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Youth Smoking ◽  
Youth Smoking Survey ◽  
Canadian Youth ◽  
School Based ◽  
Current Prevalence ◽  
Alcohol Users ◽  
Current Alcohol

Introduction Roll-your-own (RYO) cigarettes, or “rollies,” represent an affordable alternative to manufactured cigarettes, especially among youth with a lower disposable income. This study characterizes changes in the prevalence of RYO tobacco current use between 2008 and 2010 in Canadian youth and examines the sociodemographic characteristics associated with RYO use in 2010. Methods This study uses representative data collected from grade 9 to 12 students as part of the 2008/2009 and 2010/2011 cycles of the Canadian Youth Smoking Survey (YSS). Results Among current smokers, 30.5% currently use RYO cigarettes. Youth with a disposable income of more than $100 each week were less likely to be current RYO users (OR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.34–0.71). Current RYO tobacco users were more likely to be current alcohol users (OR = 2.01, 95% CI: 1.09–3.72) or marijuana users (OR = 2.63, 95% CI: 1.73–4.01). Conclusion RYO cigarettes continue to provide an affordable alternative to youth smokers. Targeted school-based prevention programs that address the use of RYO cigarettes may offer additional reductions to the use of RYO cigarettes.

Effects of socialization in the household on youth susceptibility to smoking: a secondary analysis of the 2004/05 Canadian Youth Smoking Survey

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 71-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.S.H. Schultz ◽  
J. Nowatzki ◽  
D.A. Dunn ◽  
E.J. Griffith
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Status ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Smoking Ban ◽  
Youth Smoking ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Smoking Restrictions ◽  
Youth Smoking Survey ◽  
Canadian Youth ◽  
Grade 5 ◽  
Susceptibility To Smoking

Objective To determine associations between younger youths’ susceptibility to smoking and four household variables related to tobacco socialization: parental and sibling smoking, restrictions on smoking in the home and exposure to smoking in vehicles. Methods A secondary analysis of the 2004/05 Canadian Youth Smoking Survey used logistic regression to investigate the relationships between youth susceptibility to smoking, gender, and four household variables related to tobacco socialization. Susceptibility to smoking was operationalized by three levels of smoking experience and intention: non-susceptible non-smoker, susceptible non-smoker and experimenter/smoker. The national survey included 29 243 grade 5 to 9 students from randomly sampled public and private schools in ten provinces. Results For non-smokers, the odds of being susceptible to smoking increased with having a sibling who smokes, a lack of a total household smoking ban and riding in a vehicle with a smoker in the previous week, when adjusting for all other variables in the model. These variables also increased the odds of being an experimenter/smoker versus a susceptible non-smoker. Parent smoking status was not significant in these models. Conclusion Denormalization messages, through enforced home and vehicle smoking bans, appear to support youth in maintaining a resolve to not smoke, regardless of parental smoking status.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Canadian Youth Between 2004 and 2008: Findings From the Youth Smoking Survey

2011 ◽  
Vol 102 (5) ◽  
pp. 358-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan David Kennedy ◽  
Scott T. Leatherdale ◽  
Robin Burkhalter ◽  
Rashid Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Youth Smoking ◽  
Youth Smoking Survey ◽  
Canadian Youth ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco Use

scholarly journals Impacts of smoke-free public places legislation on inequalities in youth smoking uptake: study protocol for a secondary analysis of UK survey data

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. e022490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Emeka Anyanwu ◽  
Peter Craig ◽  
Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi ◽  
Michael James Green
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Event History Analysis ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Smoking Behaviour ◽  
Parental Smoking ◽  
Ethical Review ◽  
Youth Smoking ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Smoking Uptake ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionSmoke-free public places legislation has been introduced in many countries to protect the public from the harmful effects of secondhand smoking. While evaluations of smoke-free policies have demonstrated major public health benefits, the impact on youth smoking and inequalities in smoking remains unclear. This project aims to evaluate how smoke-free public places legislation in the UK has impacted on inequalities in youth smoking uptake, and how much of any impact is via changes in parental smoking behaviour.Methods and analysisThe study will constitute secondary analyses of UK data (from the British Household Panel Survey and the Understanding Society study). Merging these datasets gives coverage of the period from 1994 to 2016. Missing data will be handled using multiple imputation. The primary outcomes are the rates and inequalities in initiation, experimentation, escalation to daily smoking and quitting among youths aged 11–15 years. Secondary outcomes include the prevalence of smoking among parents of these youths. Discrete-time event history analysis will be conducted to examine whether changes in the probability of youth smoking transitions are associated with the implementation of the smoke-free public places legislation; and whether any observed effects differ by socioeconomic position and parental smoking. A multilevel logistic regression model will be used to investigate whether there is a step change or change in trend for the prevalence of parental smoking after the policy was implemented. The models will be adjusted for relevant factors (including cigarette taxation, the change in the legal age for purchase of cigarettes and e-cigarette prevalence) that may be associated with the implementation of the legislation.Ethics and disseminationThis project will use anonymised survey data which have been collected following independent ethical review. The dissemination of the study findings will adopt multiple communication channels targeting both scientific and non-scientific audiences.

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