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Smoking among Mexican Americans: A three-generation study

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  • Markides, K.S.
  • Coreil, J.
  • Ray, L.A.

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Smoking behavior was investigated with data from a three-generation study of Mexican Americans in San Antonio, Texas. Rates of smoking among the men were found to be higher than rates for other White men obtained in previous studies, while rates for women were slightly lower than those reported for other White women. However, the percentage of light smokers was considerably higher among Mexican Americans than among other groups. There was no evidence that acculturation was a consistent predictor of greater likelihood of smoking. However, there was evidence that the smoking behavior of younger Mexican Americans, particularly the women, was associated with the smoking behavior of their parents.

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  • Markides, K.S. & Coreil, J. & Ray, L.A., 1987. "Smoking among Mexican Americans: A three-generation study," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 77(6), pages 708-711.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1987:77:6:708-711_3
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    1. Neeraj Kaushal, 2009. "Adversities of acculturation? Prevalence of obesity among immigrants," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 18(3), pages 291-303, March.
    2. Robert Kaestner & Jay A. Pearson & Danya Keene & Arline T. Geronimus, 2009. "Stress, Allostatic Load, and Health of Mexican Immigrants," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 90(5), pages 1089-1111, December.

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