CIGARETTE-SMOKING AMONG VIETNAMESE IMMIGRANTS IN CALIFORNIA

Authors
JENKINS CNH MCPHEE SJ HA NT NAM TV CHEN A
Citation
Cnh. Jenkins et al., CIGARETTE-SMOKING AMONG VIETNAMESE IMMIGRANTS IN CALIFORNIA, American journal of health promotion, 9(4), 1995, pp. 254-256
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
American journal of health promotion → ACNP
ISSN journal
08901171
Volume
9
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
254 - 256
Database
ISI
SICI code
0890-1171(1995)9:4<254:CAVIIC>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
A total of 301 Vietnamese immigrants in San Francisco, Oakland, and Lo s Angeles, California, were interviewed by telephone about their smoki ng habits. Smoking prevalence was 39.1% among Vietnamese men and 2.3% among Vietnamese women. Among men, the mean number of cigarettes smoke d was 12.8, and 54.8% reported wanting to quit.