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Social capital and cigarette smoking among Latinos in the United States

Authors Li S, Horner P, Delva J

Received 23 February 2012

Accepted for publication 16 March 2012

Published 3 May 2012 Volume 2012:3(Supplement 1) Pages 83—92

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/SAR.S31164

Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 4



Shijian Li1, Pilar Horner2, Jorge Delva3
1School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA; 2School of Social Work, Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; 3School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Abstract: This paper presents the results of analyses conducted to examine if social capital indicators were associated with current cigarette smoking and with quitting smoking among a national representative sample of Latinos living in the United States. Data are from 2540 Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Other Latinos who participated in the National Latino and Asian American Survey. A significant inverse association between neighborhood cohesion and current smoking, and a positive association with quitting smoking, were found only among Mexican Americans. No other significant associations were found except for family conflict being associated with higher odds of current smoking with Cuban Americans. Implications of these findings are discussed to unravel the differences in social capital and smoking behaviors among Latino populations.

Keywords: cigarette, smoking, quitting smoking, social capital, Latinos

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