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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
3328.0: Monday, December 12, 2005 - Board 5

Abstract #101720

How is smoking related to social capital and subjective social standing?

Mohammad Siahpush, PhD1, Ron Borland, PhD2, Zahid Ansari, PhD3, and Adrian Serraglio3. (1) Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, 100 Drummond street, Carlton, Victoria, 3053, Australia, +61 (0)3 9635 5426, mohammad.siahpush@cancervic.org.au, (2) VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control, The Cancer Council Victoria, 100 Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria, 3053, Australia, (3) Department of Human Services, Rural and Regional Health and Aged Care Services, GPO Box 1670N, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia

Methods: Data are based on a 2004 telephone survey of 2800 Melbourne (Australia) residents aged 18 years and over. Results: Preliminary analysis has shown that, after adjusting for sociodemographic variables, lower levels of neighbourhood social participation, trust, safety and subjective social standing were strongly associated with being a smoker. Discussion: The results suggest that promoting environments that are safe and conducive to social participation will result in a reduction of smoking prevalence and that psychosocial stress associated with perceived low social status is a risk factor for smoking over and above objective material disadvantage.

Learning Objectives:

Keywords: Social Inequalities, Smoking

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

Tobacco Control Issues in Special Populations Poster Session

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA