Smoking Among Off-Reserve First Nations, Métis, and Inuit High School Students

Using data from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS), this study investigated associations between smoking and a number of school, peer, and family characteristics among off-reserve First Nations (n = 2,308), Métis (n = 2,058), and Inuit (n = 655) high school students aged 12 to 21 years. Logist...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:International Indigenous Policy Journal
Main Authors: Evelyne Bougie, Dafna Kohen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Western Ontario 2018
Subjects:
tobacco
cigarette
Indigenous
youth
family
peer
school climate
school connectedness
extracurricular activities
socio-economic status
edu
psy
First Nations
inuit
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2018.9.2.1
https://doaj.org/article/8b979981aed54c848eede0ea5eb423f7
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Summary:Using data from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS), this study investigated associations between smoking and a number of school, peer, and family characteristics among off-reserve First Nations (n = 2,308), Métis (n = 2,058), and Inuit (n = 655) high school students aged 12 to 21 years. Logistic regressions revealed important group differences in Indigenous youths' correlates of smoking. Characteristics that were negatively associated with smoking included attending a school with a positive environment or having peers with high educational aspirations among First Nations students; participating in school-based club extra-curricular activities or living in a smoke-free home among Métis; and living in higher-income families among Inuit. A consistent risk factor for smoking among all Indigenous students was having close friends who engaged in risk behaviours.

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