Determinants of youth smoking - Evidence from Turkey

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Ozcan, YZ
Ozcan, KM

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This paper investigates the determinants of smoking among middle- and high-school students in Ankara, Turkey. Data were collected from 4800 students in the second semester of the 1997-98 academic year to investigate substance use prevalence among young people. In addition to classical independent variables, factors which are not frequently used in the literature-such as school type, neighborhood, family religiosity, and factors reflecting the cultural background of the students-are included in the analysis. The results of binomial logistic regression offer evidence for the effects of school type, a smoking-related attitude, presence of a stepmother, father's use of alcohol, sister and brother who smoke, student's alcohol use, and participation in art activities.

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Youth smoking, Determinants of smoking, Turkey

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/65764

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SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE

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https://doi.org/10.1081/ja-120002481

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Y. Ozcan and K. Ozcan, “Determinants of youth smoking - Evidence from Turkey,” SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE, pp. 313–336, 2002, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/65764.