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Association Between E-Cigarette Use and Acculturation Among Adult Immigrants in the United States
Substance abuse : research and treatment, v 13, pp 1178221819855086-1178221819855086
13 Jun 2019
PMCID: PMC6566478
PMID: 31223233
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Abstract
Despite a dramatic increase in e-cigarette popularity in recent years, the relationship between acculturation and e-cigarette use among immigrants largely remains unknown. We investigated the association between acculturation, measured by both self-reported English proficiency and length of stay in the United States, and immigrants’ use of e-cigarettes using data from the 2016-2017 National Health Interview Survey. Multivariate logistic regressions were used to examine the associations of acculturation factors with ever and current use of e-cigarettes. We found that high English proficiency increased the odds of ever using e-cigarettes among immigrants (adjusted odds ratios: “well,” 2.22; “very well,” 3.24; with the reference group being “not well”). The association was significant among only men. However, we did not find a significant association between length of stay in the United States and e-cigarette use after adjusting for English proficiency. Future research is warranted to investigate how peer use, family-level factors, country of origin, and marketing strategies jointly influence e-cigarette use among immigrants, especially men.
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- Title
- Association Between E-Cigarette Use and Acculturation Among Adult Immigrants in the United States
- Creators
- Yang Wang - University of Wisconsin–MilwaukeeLinnea Laestadius - University of Wisconsin–MilwaukeeJim P Stimpson - Drexel UniversityFernando A Wilson - Nebraska Medical Center
- Publication Details
- Substance abuse : research and treatment, v 13, pp 1178221819855086-1178221819855086
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000472828900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85071320751
- Other Identifier
- 991019184282404721
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