Article
Correlates of Alcohol and Tobacco Use Among Mexican Immigrants in Rural North Carolina
Family & Community Health
(2007)
Abstract
This study examined the relationship among sociodemographic, cultural, and psychological factors associated with alcohol and tobacco use among Mexican immigrants in the rural south. Questionnaires including sociodemographics, alcohol and tobacco use, acculturation, and stress were administered to 173 Mexican immigrants residing in rural eastern North Carolina. Gender, preimmigration use, and occupational/economic stress were significant predictors for alcohol use, with preimmigration use significant for tobacco use, suggesting that alcohol and tobacco use may be related to previous behavior, rather than acculturation to American society. Stress, setting, and preimmigration substance use would be important factors to address in the immigrant's health history.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2007
DOI
10.1097/01.FCH.0000277767.00526.f1
Citation Information
Sharon D. Loury and Pamela Kulbok. "Correlates of Alcohol and Tobacco Use Among Mexican Immigrants in Rural North Carolina" Family & Community Health Vol. 30 Iss. 3 (2007) p. 247 - 256 ISSN: 1550-5057 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sharon-loury/2/