Age of First Use of Cigarettes among Rural and Small Town Elementary School Children in Illinois.

Sarvela, Paul D.; Monge, Eduardo A.; Shannon, Dan V.; Nawrot, Robynn

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Publication Date: 1999

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Age of First Use of Cigarettes among Rural and Small Town Elementary School Children in Illinois.

Sarvela, Paul D.; Monge, Eduardo A.; Shannon, Dan V.; Nawrot, Robynn

Journal of School Health, v69 n10 p398-402 Dec 1999

Investigated the age at first cigarette use among rural and small town elementary students. Age-appropriate surveys of kindergarten through sixth-grade students indicated no significant difference in smoking between students in grades K-5, but smoking increased significantly in sixth grade. The strongest predictor variables were having tried alcohol, chewing tobacco, or snuff and being in sixth grade. (SM)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Drinking, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Rural Schools, Small Towns, Smoking, Student Behavior

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Language: English

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