Cigarette smoking and food insecurity among low-income families in the United States, 2001
Cigarette smoking and food insecurity among low-income families in the United States, 2001
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DOI:
10.4278/ajhp.22.6.386
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发表时间:
2008-07-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Lee, Chung-Won
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作者:
Armour, Brian S.;Pitts, M. Melinda;Lee, Chung-Won
Purpose. To quantify the association between food insecurity and smoking among low-income families.Design and Setting. A retrospective study using data from the 2001 Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), a longitudinal study of a representative sample of U.S. men, women, and children and the family units in which they reside. Subjects. Low-income families.Measures. Family income was linked with U.S. poverty thresholds to identify 2099 families living near or below 200% of the federal poverty level. Food insecurity (i.e., having insufficient funds to purchase enough food to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle) was calculated from the 18-core-item food security module of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Current smoking status was determined.Results. Smoking prevalence was higher among tow-income families who were food insecure compared with low-income families who were food secure (43.6% vs. 31.9%; p