I am researching this topic for a class I am taking, and I am interested in knowing why kids living at or below the poverty level are more at risk for becoming smokers than others.
2006-11-15 05:56:58 · 3 answers · asked by nita3375 1 in Social Science ➔ Economics
Simply because tobacco is more readily available in low-income neighborhoods. For more information, see:
Scott P. Novak, Sean F. Reardon, Stephen W. Raudenbush, and Stephen L. Buka, "Retail Tobacco Outlet Density and Youth Cigarette Smoking: A Propensity-Modeling Approach," American Journal of Public Health, April 2006, Vol 96, No. 4, 670-676.
2006-11-15 07:39:42 · answer #1 · answered by NC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, maybe two things, one is uneducated. The other may be a little early depression. Wouldn't you be depressed and nervous if you lived in poverty and didn't see any way out? Their parents probably smoke also. Maybe for the same reasons.
2006-11-15 14:00:43 · answer #2 · answered by Hope E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got a buddy that smokes, ask him
2006-11-15 13:59:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋