Allowing Cigarette or Marijuana Smoking in the Home and Car: Prevalence and Correlates in a Young Adult Sample Público

Abstract

Given the increases in marijuana use and potential impact of secondhand smoke exposure, we examined the prevalence and correlates of allowing cigarette or marijuana smoking in private settings among 2,002 online survey respondents at two Southeastern U.S. universities in 2013. Overall, 14.5% allowed cigarettes in the home, 17.0% marijuana in the home, 35.9% cigarettes in cars, and 27.3% marijuana in cars. Allowing cigarettes in the home was associated with age (p=0.04), minority status (p<0.001), living off-campus (p<0.001), marijuana use (p<0.001), parental tobacco use (p<0.001), and positive perceptions of cigarettes (p<0.001). Correlates of allowing marijuana in the home included age (p=0.02), not having children (p=0.001), living off-campus (p<0.001), personal (p<0.001), parental (p=0.004), and friend marijuana use (p<0.001), and positive perceptions of marijuana (p<0.001). Correlates of allowing cigarettes in cars included personal cigarette (p<0.001) and marijuana (p<0.001) use, parental tobacco (p=0.02) and marijuana (p=0.04) use, more friends smoking (p<0.001), and positive perceptions of cigarettes (p<0.001). Correlates of allowing marijuana in cars included being Black (p=0.001), personal (p<0.001), parental (p=0.05), and friend marijuana use (p<0.001), and positive perceptions of marijuana (p<0.001). While allowing cigarettes and marijuana in homes and cars was associated, there were distinct factors associated with allowing use in these settings. Understanding the correlates associated with allowing marijuana smoking in private settings has important implications for research and practice. The factors identified by this study may be useful to target in future interventions that seek to promote the adoption of smoke-free private places. Future research is needed to examine the impact of SHSe from marijuana versus cigarettes and the cumulative impact of both given the high rates of concurrent use of these substances.

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Literature Review...................1-10

Methods.............................10-13

Results...............................14-17

Discussion...........................17-22

References..........................23-26

Tables................................27-32

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School	Rollins School of Public Health
Department	Behavioral Sciences and Health Education
Degree	MPH
Submission	Master's Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Health Sciences, General
Palavra-chave	marijuana Tobacco secondhand smoke smoking tobacco control
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Berg, Carla, Emory University
Committee Members	Lang, Delia L, Emory University
Partnering Agencies	Does not apply (no collaborating organization)

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