TABLE 2—
Smoking Behavior, by Migration Group and Gender: MNCS (2001–2002) and CPES (2001–2003)
| Lifetime Smokers |
Age of Onset |
Current Smokers (In Total Sample) |
Current Smokers (Among Lifetime Smokers) |
Daily Smokers (Among Current Smokers) |
Number of Cigarettes per Day (Among Daily Smokers) |
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| Variable | No. (%) | χ23 (P)a | Median (IQR) | χ23 (P)a | No. (%) | χ23 (P)a | No. (%) | χ23 (P)a | No. (%) | χ23 (P)a | Median (IQR) | χ23 (P)a |
| Overall | 32.58 (<.001) | 18.64 (<.001) | 20.04 (<.001) | 13.78 (.003) | 11.34 (.01) | 27.54 (<.001) | ||||||
| MNCS no migrant in family | 771 (28.2) | 15.5 (13.3–17.7) | 499 (18.4) | 499 (65.2) | 250 (49.2) | 4.4 (2.3–9.5) | ||||||
| MNCS migrant in family | 976 (35.0) | 15.1 (13.2–17.2) | 615 (23.0) | 615 (65.6) | 343 (56.4) | 4.9 (2.6–9.6) | ||||||
| CPES migrants | 146 (29.6) | 15.0 (12.8–17.0) | 65 (13.7) | 65 (46.4) | 37 (65.7) | 5.0 (1.9–11.2) | ||||||
| CPES US-born Mexican American | 303 (46.9) | 14.4 (11.4–17.0) | 149 (24.8) | 149 (52.9) | 99 (67.7) | 7.2 (4.3–14.0) | ||||||
| Male only | 8.15 (.04) | 5.54 (.14) | 11.38 (.01) | 14.18 (.003) | 7.85 (.049) | 8.71 (.03) | ||||||
| MNCS no family migrant | 476 (44.2) | 15.1 (12.8–17.2) | 321 (29.6) | 321 (66.9) | 164 (49.4) | 4.3 (2.3–9.1) | ||||||
| MNCS migrant in family | 599 (49.4) | 14.7 (12.7–16.7) | 400 (33.8) | 400 (68.5) | 213 (55.7) | 5.2 (2.8–9.8) | ||||||
| CPES migrants | 112 (43.6) | 14.8 (12.3–16.5) | 50 (20.6) | 50 (47.3) | 29 (67.0) | 7.4 (2.4–12.5) | ||||||
| CPES US-born Mexican American | 156 (55.3) | 14.2 (11.0–16.0) | 83 (29.7) | 83 (53.7) | 56 (68.0) | 6.2 (4.2–11.7) | ||||||
| Female only | 40.9 (<.001) | 24.14 (<.001) | 16.74 (<.001) | 2.73 (.43) | 5.69 (.13) | 26.13 (<.001) | ||||||
| MNCS no family migrant | 295 (14.8) | 16.7 (14.1–19.3) | 178 (9.0) | 178 (60.9) | 86 (48.7) | 4.5 (2.3–9.6) | ||||||
| MNCS migrant in family | 377 (20.9) | 16.0 (14.2–18.3) | 215 (12.3) | 215 (58.8) | 130 (58.4) | 4.2 (2.2–8.3) | ||||||
| CPES migrants | 34 (13.0) | 16.8 (14.4–19.2) | 15 (5.6) | 15 (42.8) | 8 (61.0) | 1.4 (1.0–7.7) | ||||||
| CPES US-born Mexican American | 147 (37.5) | 14.6 (12.3–17.3) | 66 (19.3) | 66 (51.6) | 43 (67.1) | 9.2 (5.2–15.4) | ||||||
Note. CPES = Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys; IQR = interquartile range; MNCS = Mexico National Comorbidity Survey. Frequencies are unweighted. Percentages are weighted.
a
We tested associations between migration group and each smoking outcome by using design-adjusted χ2 tests.