Purchasing Patterns and Smoking Behaviors after a Large Tobacco Tax Increase: A Study of Chinese Americans Living in New York City

Cantrell, Jennifer; Hung, Dorothy; Fahs, Marianne C.; Shelley, Donna

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“…(See Table 1. [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] ) All papers were reviewed by one author (CG) and by one or more of the other authors, with coding disagreements resolved through discussion. Papers were reviewed against the STROBE Statement 22-item checklist for cross-sectional studies 33 to ensure they were adequately reported.…”

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“…Three studies were in adolescents or young adults 20,25,31 and the others were based on adults. Three studies included primarily men, 21,26,32 including one based on smokers with a medical condition. 32 …”

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“…The specific questions varied and included language used at home, 19 the frequency of reading English newspapers, 21 and English proficiency. 19 One study 25 developed a "language acculturation scale" including a number of items.…”

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“…While all studies used respondent self-report to indicate smoking status, specific questions varied, including ever-smoker, 19,21,24 current smoker, 22 amount smoked, 21 susceptibility to smoke, 25 and nicotine dependence. 32 …”

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Acculturation and smoking in North Americans of Chinese ancestry: A systematic review

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Dawson

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were extracted from Canadian and American studies for population characteristics, study design, measures of smoking and acculturation, and findings regarding smoking rates and associations between smoking and acculturation. SYNTHESIS:The literature search identified 147 articles, and 14 met inclusion criteria. Three studies were based on Canadian samples and the remaining 11 were from the United States. Of the 14 papers, 3 reported findings for youth and 11 for adults. Among adults, daily smoking rates were consistently much higher in men than women; for men, rates varied from 9% to 30%. Language use and time in North America were the most common indicators of acculturation. Almost all studies found a relationship between acculturation and smoking, such that more acculturated men smoke less and more acculturated women smoke more. CONCLUSION:The findings suggest that the association between acculturation and smoking is gender-specific. This correlation is found in youth and adults and in both Canada and the US. Increased acculturation has a protective effect on smoking for Chinese North American men, but a harmful effect for women. Tobacco control interventions need to develop targeted strategies appropriate to these different populations. Smoking rates vary markedly internationally. For women, rates range from 1% (in Saudi Arabia) to 50% (in Nauru), and for men, rates go from a low of 8% (in Ethiopia) to 71% (in Kiribati). Rates in North America are intermediate, with 17% and 25% of women and 24% and 33% of men smoking in Canada and the United States respectively. 4 Individuals who emigrate from other parts of the world to North America often face many challenges in adjusting to their new homes, including differences in modal behaviours such as the prevalence of smoking. Immigrants from China comprise an interesting subgroup, since they are the largest group of immigrants to Canada (making up almost 13% of new Canadians) 5 and one of the largest groups in the US, accounting for 4.2% of new immigrants (after individuals from Mexico, India and the Philippines). 6 Smoking rates in China are 2% for women and 51% for men, both greatly different from North American rates. 4This paper reviews published literature on smoking rates in North Americans of Chinese origin, with an emphasis on understanding one of the most important factors affecting smoking in these individuals. Specifically, we focus on acculturation, which has been defined as "a complex, multidimensional process by which foreign born individuals adopt the values, customs, norms, attitudes, and behaviors of the mainstream culture".7 Acculturation plays a crucial role in many health behaviours, including smoking, diet and exercise.

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“…Taxes and higher prices for cigarettes consistently reduce consumption (23,86,122). Similarly, when taxes are placed on alcohol, consumption decreases (142).…”

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Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Children's Health

Scharf¹,

DeBoer

2016

Annu. Rev. Public Health

111

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Temporal trends in the epidemic of childhood obesity have been paralleled by increases in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) during childhood. Consumption has increased dramatically over the past several decades in all age ranges, with some moderation over the past 10 years. Evidence from cross-sectional, longitudinal, and interventional studies supports links between SSB consumption in childhood and unhealthy weight gain, as well as other untoward health outcomes. These data have stimulated public health efforts to curtail consumption as a means of improving childhood weight status and related health outcomes. Reducing ready access to SSBs, changing the message environment to which children are exposed, and replacing SSBs with healthier beverages have had moderate success in decreasing SSB consumption and curbing unhealthy weight gain.

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Emerging genetics of COPD

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Since the discovery of alpha-1 antitrypsin in the early 1960s, several new genes have been suggested to play a role in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) pathogenesis. Yet, in spite of those advances, much about the genetic basis of COPD still remains to be discovered. Unbiased approaches, such as genome-wide association (GWA) studies, are critical to identify genes and pathways and to verify suggested genetic variants. Indeed, most of our current understanding about COPD candidate genes originates from GWA studies. Experiments in form of cross-study replications and advanced meta-analyses have propelled the field towards unravelling details about COPD's pathogenesis. Here, we review the discovery of genetic variants in association with COPD phenotypes by discussing the available approaches and current findings. Limitations of current studies are considered and future directions provided.

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Purchasing Patterns and Smoking Behaviors after a Large Tobacco Tax Increase: A Study of Chinese Americans Living in New York City

Cited by 26 publications

References 32 publications

Acculturation and smoking in North Americans of Chinese ancestry: A systematic review

Acculturation and smoking in North Americans of Chinese ancestry: A systematic review

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Children's Health

Emerging genetics of COPD

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