History of childhood candy cigarette use is associated with tobacco smoking by adults.

摘要

OBJECTIVE: We examined whether childhood candy cigarette use was associated with adult tobacco smoking. METHODS: 25,887 U.S. adults from the Harris Poll Online (HPOL) were surveyed about current smoking status from November 2005 to May 2006. Respondents were randomly assigned to a yeso item or a dose-response scale to assess candy cigarette use. Data were weighted to reflect the U.S. adult population. RESULTS: 26.4% of respondents reported current smoking and 29.4% reported former smoking. Candy cigarette use was reported by 88% of both current and former smokers and 78% of never smokers (p