Las Influencias Culturales de los Hábitos de Fumar

Manno, Sarah; Miller, Jarred; DePamphilis, Gian

Las Influencias Culturales de los Hábitos de Fumar

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Date

2021

Authors

Manno, Sarah

Miller, Jarred

DePamphilis, Gian

Publisher

Keyhole Press, The University of Tampa

Abstract

The sudden emergence of vaping has recently revived a safety outreach to further expand knowledge of how detrimental such products can be to one’s health. Both cigarette smoking and vaping are activities that continue to bolster the argument against tobacco products. While tobacco preference around the world is varied, it is important to examine this habit from culture to culture. The prevalence of tobacco use at a young age is one of the parallels between American and Hispanic culture. Vaping products are often utilized by the American youth, while cigarette smoking is an ordinary activity for young Hispanics and Latinos. This raises a question in regard to what factors may influence the willingness of young Latinos to vape. To investigate this further, the research team conducted a Qualtrics survey (offered in both Spanish and English), aimed at people 18 to 25 years old of Latino, Hispanic, or Caucasian descent. Participants were asked a multitude of questions surrounding vaping, which were modeled from the NHIS questionnaire. Following data collection, the statistics were computed and analyzed through ANOVA and t-testing software. The tests did not exhibit any correlation between American acculturation and the likelihood of vaping; however, a correlation was found between one’s probability of vaping and social use. The most influential factor was deemed to be familial influences, represented with the most statistically significant p-value. No correlation was found between the level of American acculturation and the level of development within a country. This essay was written in Professor Miller’s SPA 251 class.

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Recommended citation: Manno, Sarah, Jarred Miller, and Gian DePamphilis. “Las Influencias Culturales De Los Hábitos De Fumar.” Q: Journal of Undergraduate Research & Inquiry, 2021. https://doi.org/10.48497/0VNR-ZH39.

Keywords

Fumar, Vaporizador, Latinos, Hispanos, Cigarrillos, Smoking, Vaping

Citation

Manno, Sarah, Jarred Miller, and Gian DePamphilis. “Las Influencias Culturales De Los Hábitos De Fumar.” Q: Journal of Undergraduate Research & Inquiry, 2021. https://doi.org/10.48497/0VNR-ZH39.