Differences in Tobacco Use Among Two-Year and Four-Year College Students in Minnesota

Sanem, Julia R.; Berg, Carla J.; An, Lawrence C.; Kirch, Matthias; Lust, Katherine

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“…4–7 A few more recent small studies have examined smoking rates specifically among two-year college students, finding rates of current smoking (smoke on ≥20 days in last 30) between 16–18% 8,9 and rates of past-month smoking at 34%. 10 In addition, three recent studies compared smoking rates of two-year and four-year college students and found that rates among two-year students were about twice that of four-year students; 11,12 however, only one of these controlled for possible mediating factors 13 including age, sex, ethnicity, relationship status and hours worked per week, finding two-year students with 1.7 higher odds than four-year students of being a past-month smoker.…”

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Cigarette Use Among Young Adults: Comparisons Between 2-Year College Students, 4-Year College Students, and Those Not in College

Lenk

Rode

Fabian

et al. 2012

Journal of American College Health

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Objective To examine cigarette smoking among young adults based on education status. Participants Community-based sample of 2,694 young adults in U.S. Methods We compared three groups—those not in college with no college degree; two-year college students/graduates; four-year college students/graduates—on various smoking measures: ever smoked, smoked in past month, smoked in past week, consider self a smoker, began smoking before age 15, smoked over 100 cigarettes in lifetime, ever tried to quit, and plan to quit in next year. Results We found that for nearly all our smoking measures the four-year college group was at lowest risk, the non-college group was at highest risk, and the two-year college group represented a midpoint. Differences between groups remain after adjusting for parents’ education and other potential confounding factors. Conclusions Smoking behaviors clearly differ between the two-year, four-year, and no college groups. Interventions should be tailored for each group.

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Cigarette Use Among Young Adults: Comparisons Between 2-Year College Students, 4-Year College Students, and Those Not in College

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Fabian

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Journal of American College Health

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“…medical schools 6 ). Compared to traditional 4-year university students, college students demonstrate significantly higher cigarette smoking rates (20.2% vs 29.6%, respectively 7 ). This discrepancy may be attributed to several factors that have been linked to a higher risk of smoking.…”

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Informing population-specific smoking policy development for college campuses: An observational study

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Tritter²,

Fagan³

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Tob. Prev. Cessation

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INTRODUCTION In Canada, young adults have the highest smoking rates among all other population groups and specifically college students are at a higher risk. To implement effective policies that can prevent smoking and increase cessation, a populationspecific approach is recommended. METHODS Smoking and non-smoking young adults enrolled in a college program were recruited. Participants who did not smoke were asked to complete questionnaires about their demographics, college experience and the college environment. Additionally, they completed The Perceived Stress Scale and The Center for Epidemiologic Studies -Depression Scale. Students who were current smokers completed the same questionnaires with the addition of one questionnaire about their smoking behaviors. Percentages, means and standard deviations were used to describe the variables of interest and a chi-squared analysis was performed, when possible, to test the difference in response frequency between smoking and nonsmoking participants. RESULTS Differences were observed between smoking (n=65) and non-smoking students (n=214). Specifically, smokers were more likely to have a family member that smoked and to participate in binge drinking. Both groups indicated that they are unaware of campus smoking regulations; however smokers were more opposed to implementing smoke-free policies. CONCLUSIONS College students are unaware of campus smoking regulations. The descriptive information and differences observed between smoking and non-smoking students in this study should be taken into consideration when developing future smoking regulations/policies on college campuses. INTRODUCTIONSmoking cigarettes is the leading cause of preventable death around the world 1 . In Canada, young adults (20-24 years) report the highest smoking frequency compared to other age groups and have demonstrated the least decline towards cessation 2 . This trend may be due in part to the fact that the majority of prevention and smoking cessation efforts have been directed towards youth and older adults, while young adults have been overlooked in areas of research, practice and policy [3][4][5] . Furthermore, young adults who are at an increased risk of smoking are students enrolled at Canadian colleges, specifically in trade and technical training programs. In Canada, colleges typically provide hands-on training tailored for specific careers (i.e. electrician, chef, fitness professional, carpenter) and predominantly include one-to two-year certificate or diploma programs 6 . Whereas most university programs are three to four years and include a Bachelor's degree that may be used for further education (i.e. Master's degree) and/or professional schools (i.e. medical schools 6 ). Compared to traditional 4-year university students, college students demonstrate significantly higher cigarette smoking rates (20.2% vs 29.6%, respectively 7 ). This

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“…Community college students are more vulnerable to health risks compared to other college students [3,17], yet limited research has been undertaken on smoking cessation interventions in this population [13,18]. Most of the relevant research on smoking cessation has focused on traditional colleges and universities, or those institutions in combination with community college populations [14]. …”

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Recruitment of Community College Students Into a Web-Assisted Tobacco Intervention Study

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BackgroundUnited States college students, particularly those attending community colleges, have higher smoking rates than the national average. Recruitment of such smokers into research studies has not been studied in depth, despite a moderate amount information on study recruitment success with smokers from traditional four-year colleges. Recruitment channels and success are evolving as technology evolves, so it is important to understand how to best target, implement, and evaluate recruitment strategies.ObjectiveThe aim of this paper is to both qualitatively and quantitatively explore recruitment channels (eg, mass email, in-person referral, posted materials) and their success with enrollment into a Web-Assisted Tobacco Intervention study in this priority population of underserved and understudied smokers.MethodsQualitative research methods included key informant interviews (n=18) and four focus groups (n=37). Quantitative research methods included observed online responsiveness to any channel (n=10,914), responses from those completing online screening and study consent (n=2696), and responses to a baseline questionnaire from the fully enrolled study participants (n=1452).ResultsQualitative results prior to recruitment provided insights regarding the selection of a variety of recruitment channels proposed to be successful, and provided context for the unique attributes of the study sample. Quantitative analysis of self-reported channels used to engage with students, and to enroll participants into the study, revealed the relative utilization of channels at several recruitment points. The use of mass emails to the student body was reported by the final sample as the most influential channel, accounting for 60.54% (879/1452) of the total enrolled sample.ConclusionsRelative channel efficiency was analyzed across a wide variety of channels. One primary channel (mass emails) and a small number of secondary channels (including college websites and learning management systems) accounted for most of the recruitment success.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT01692730; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01692730 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6qEcFQN9Q)

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Differences in Tobacco Use Among Two-Year and Four-Year College Students in Minnesota

Cited by 35 publications

References 18 publications

Cigarette Use Among Young Adults: Comparisons Between 2-Year College Students, 4-Year College Students, and Those Not in College

Cigarette Use Among Young Adults: Comparisons Between 2-Year College Students, 4-Year College Students, and Those Not in College

Informing population-specific smoking policy development for college campuses: An observational study

Recruitment of Community College Students Into a Web-Assisted Tobacco Intervention Study

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