Does socioeconomic inequality explain ethnic differences in nicotine dependence? Evidence from a New Zealand birth cohort
Marie, Dannette; Fergusson, David M.; Boden, Joseph M.
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Marie, D., Fergusson, D. M., & Boden, J. M. (2010). Does socioeconomic inequality explain ethnic differences in nicotine dependence? Evidence from a New Zealand birth cohort. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 44(4), 378-383. doi: 10.3109/00048670903489908
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http://hdl.handle.net/10523/10308
Abstract:
Objective: The present study examined the role of socioeconomic status and cultural identity in the association between ethnicity and nicotine dependence, in a birth cohort of >1000 methods young people studied to age 30. Methods: Data were gathered on ethnicity, cultural identification, nicotine dependence, and socioeconomic factors, as part of a longitudinal study of a New Zealand birth cohort (the Christchurch Health and Development Study). Results: Those reporting Mori identity had rates of nicotine dependence that were significantly higher (p < 0.05) than rates for non-Mori. Control for socioeconomic factors reduced the associations between ethnic identity and nicotine dependence to statistical non-significance. In addition, there was no evidence of a statistically significant association between Mori cultural identity and nicotine dependence, nor was there evidence of gender differences in the association between ethnic identity and nicotine dependence, after controlling for socioeconomic factors. Conclusions: The higher rates of nicotine dependence observed among Mori appear to be attributable to differences in socioeconomic status. Efforts to improve the socioeconomic standing of Mori should therefore help to reduce rates of nicotine dependence in this population.
Date:
2010
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Pages:
378-383
Rights Statement:
This version in OUR Archive is the author's manuscript accepted for publication after peer-review. The published version is: Marie, D., Fergusson, D. M., & Boden, J. M. (2010). Does socioeconomic inequality explain ethnic differences in nicotine dependence? Evidence from a New Zealand birth cohort. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 44(4), 378-383. doi: 10.3109/00048670903489908
Keywords:
Psychiatry
Research Type:
Journal Article
Languages:
English