Inclusion of Immigrant Status in Smoking Prevalence Statistics

Author:

Baluja Kaari Flagstad1,Park Julie1,Myers Dowell1

Affiliation:

1. Kaari Flagstad Baluja is with the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Julie Park and Dowell Myers are with the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center and the School of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern California.

Abstract

Objectives. Data from the 1995–1996 and 1998–1999 Current Population Survey tobacco use supplements were used to examine smoking prevalence statistics by race/ethnicity and immigrant status. Methods. Smoking prevalence statistics were calculated, and these data were decomposed by country of birth for Asian immigrants to illustrate the heterogeneity in smoking rates present within racial/ethnic groups. Results. Except in the case of male Asian/Pacific Islanders, immigrants exhibited significantly lower smoking prevalence rates than nonimmigrants. However, rates varied according to country of birth. Conclusions. This research highlights the need to disaggregate health statistics by race/ethnicity, sex, immigrant status, and, among immigrants, country of birth. Data on immigrants’ health behaviors enhance the development of targeted and culturally sensitive public health smoking prevention programs.

Publisher

American Public Health Association

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