SMOKING INITIATION AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS--PILOT SURVEY

描述：（申请人的描述）非洲裔美国青少年有 与青少年相比， 在其他种族群体中;然而，非洲裔美国成年人在 与其他种族相比， 组 影响这种自相矛盾的香烟模式的因素 从青少年到成年的使用情况仍未确定。 这个目标 试点研究是使用以理论为基础的方法来评估具体的 影响延迟和随后启动的文化因素 年轻的成年非裔美国人（17-35岁）吸烟。 新奥尔良已经 大约70%的非裔美国人居住人口。 这个城市 因此，这是一个研究吸烟行为的好地方。 人口 在PEN-3模式的指导下， 最大小组的成员，以确定具体的突出主题， 非洲裔美国人纳入一个新开发的，文化特定的， 问卷 此外，这项新的调查将广泛 飞行员测试和心理测量评估。 鉴定 影响吸烟行为的种族因素 人口是发展特定文化和 为这一人群提供有效的吸烟预防和戒烟计划。

DESCRIPTION: (Applicant's Description) African-American adolescents have the lowest prevalence rates of cigarette smoking compared with adolescents in other ethnic groups; however, African-American adults have among the highest prevalence rates of cigarette smoking compared with other ethnic groups. The factors that influence this paradoxical pattern of cigarette use from adolescence to adulthood remains undetermined. The goal of this pilot study is to use a theory-based approach to assess the specific cultural factors that influence the delay and subsequent initiation of smoking among young adult African-Americans (aged 17-35). New Orleans has approximately 70 percent African-American residential population. This city therefore, is an opportune location to study the smoking behavior of this population. Guided by the PEN-3 model, focus groups will be conducted with members of the largest group to determine salient themes specific to African-Americans for inclusion in a newly developed, culturally-specific questionnaire. Additionally, this new survey will be extensively pilot-tested and psychometrically evaluated. Identification of ethnic-specific factors that influence the smoking behavior among this population is necessary for the development of culturally-specific and effective smoking prevention and cessation programs for this population.