Diminished Return of Employment on Ever Smoking Among Hispanic Whites in Los Angeles
Diminished Return of Employment on Ever Smoking Among Hispanic Whites in Los Angeles
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DOI：
10.1089/heq.2018.0070
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发表时间：
2019-01-01
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影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Mistry, Ritesh
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作者：
Assari, Shervin;Mistry, Ritesh
目的：根据少数族裔的回报减少理论，就业状况等社会经济地位指标对种族和族裔少数群体产生的有形结果较小，但是，关于西班牙裔回报减少的信息非常有限。为了检验MDR是否也适用于白色成年人吸烟行为的社会模式，本研究探讨了洛杉矶成年人代表性样本中就业状况与吸烟史之间关联的种族差异。方法：2001年洛杉矶家庭和邻里调查包括907名非西班牙裔白色和2117名西班牙裔白色成年人（18岁或以上）。种族，性别，年龄，就业状况，婚姻状况，移民状况，和曾经吸烟进行了测量。Logistic回归模型用于数据分析。结果如下：在包括非西班牙裔白人和西班牙裔白人的合并样本中，就业与吸烟的几率较低相关，净协变量。一个显着的相互作用之间的种族和就业状况的几率曾经吸烟，这表明就业状况和曾经吸烟的非西班牙裔白人比西班牙裔白人更强的负相关。种族特异性模型显示，非西班牙裔白人的就业和吸烟状况之间存在负相关，但西班牙裔白人则不然。结论：即使在白人中，就业是否会降低吸烟的风险也可能取决于种族，西班牙裔相对于非西班牙裔白人处于不利地位，因为他们的就业状况导致吸烟的几率较低。
Purpose: According to the Minorities' Diminished Return (MDR) theory, socioeconomic status (SES) indicators such as employment status produce smaller tangible outcomes for racial and ethnic minority groups, however, very limited information exists on such diminished returns for Hispanics. To test whether MDR also holds for the social patterning of smoking behaviors among white adults, this study explored ethnic differences in the association between employment status and ever smoking in a representative sample of adults in Los Angeles. Methods: Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey 2001 included 907 non-Hispanic white and 2117 Hispanic white adults (ages 18 or older). Ethnicity, gender, age, employment status, marital status, immigration status, and ever smoking were measured. Logistic regression models were used for data analysis. Results: In the pooled sample that included both non-Hispanic whites and Hispanic whites, being employed was associated with lower odds of ever smoking, net of covariates. A significant interaction was found between ethnicity and employment status on odds of ever smoking, suggesting a stronger inverse association between employment status and ever smoking for non-Hispanic whites than Hispanic whites. Ethnic specific models showed an inverse association between being employed and ever smoking status for non-Hispanic whites, but not for Hispanic whites. Conclusion: Even among whites, whether or not employment reduces the risk of ever smoking may depend on ethnicity, with Hispanics being at a disadvantage relative to non-Hispanic whites in terms of lower odds of ever smoking from their employment status.