Is inter-school variation in smoking uptake and cessation due to differences in pupil composition? A cohort study.

Paul Aveyard, WA Markham, Emma Lancashire, J Almond, R Griffiths, Kar Cheng

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    Abstract

    The aims of this study were to determine if inter-school variation in smoking prevalence was due to differences in pupil composition or other school-level factors. A cohort of 13-14-year-olds (n = 7147) from 52 schools was followed-up 1 year later. Random effects logistic regression was used to examine school variation in smoking uptake and cessation, with and without adjustment for pupil composition. Inter-school variation in smoking prevalence is not caused by differences in pupil composition but is due to differences in the onset of smoking arising because of unmeasured school contextual or collective factors operating on pupils' decisions.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)55-65
    Number of pages11
    JournalHealth & Place
    Volume11
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2005

    Keywords

    • schools
    • smoking
    • school effects
    • pupil composition
    • adolescence

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