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ERIC Number: EJ296481
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Prevalence of and Factors Related to Cigarette Smoking among Students in Grade 6.
Pederson, L. L.; And Others
Journal of Drug Education, v13 n4 p305-12 1983
Compared smoking rates among 1,428 Canadian children in grade six in 1975 or 1978 and examined variables related to smoking. Results indicated peer smoking and attitudes toward cigarettes were significant predictors both years. Academic achievement and aspirations entered the 1975 model while smoking exposure variables entered the 1978 model. (JAC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cohort Analysis, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Peer Influence, Predictor Variables, Smoking, Student Attitudes, Tobacco
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Ontario