Article
Journal of Public Health Policy (2008) 29, 72–85. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200163
Multilevel Analysis of Individual and Community Predictors of Smoking Prevalence and Frequency in China: 1991–2004
Zhenfeng Pan1 and Dongsheng Hu2
- 1Louisville Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Louisville, KY, USA
- 2College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Correspondence: Zhenfeng Pan, Louisville Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 1300 S 4th St. Ste 300, Louisville, KY 40208, USA. E-mail: tpan@pire.org
Abstract
This study uses a series of nationally representative samples from China. We studied more than 4,000 households to explore factors associated with both the prevalence and the frequency of cigarette smoking over 13 years between 1991 and 2004. By introducing variables at both the individual and the community level, we found that some key variables are consistent predictors of smoking measures over time, thus they should be the targets of future intervention/prevention programs.
Keywords:
smoking in China, China smoking prevalence, predictors of smoking
