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Casas, J. Manuel; Bimbela, Alfredo; Corral, Carla V.; Yanez, Isidro; Swaim, Randall C.; Wayman, Jeffrey C.; Bates, Scott – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1998
Survey of 1,672 Mexican American students in grades 6-12 in a southern California school district found that smoking and smokeless tobacco use were greater among males than females and increased substantially across grades. Nonmigrant youths and those identifying with traditional Mexican American culture were more likely to consider regular…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Influences, Mexican Americans, Migrant Youth