Surveillance, Health Promotion, Disease and Injury Prevention - Cancer Bureau, Population and Public Health, Alberta Health Services, 14th Floor, Sun Life Building, 10123 99 St, Edmonton AB T5J 3H1.
Can J Public Health. 2009 Nov-Dec;100(6):453-8. doi: 10.1007/BF03404343.
To determine the numbers of smokers, smoking prevalence and trends, and to examine their socio-demographic associations in Alberta using data from three Canadian national health surveys undertaken between 2000 and 2005.
The three surveys collected self-reported health data from Canadians aged 12 years and older. The weighted number of smokers and the smoking prevalence by health region and by urban/rural status were determined. The socio-demographic associations of smoking in Alberta were examined using logistic regression analysis.
The numbers of smokers and the smoking prevalence were both higher among men than women, in middle-aged groups (20-39 and 40-59 years) than in younger (12-19 years) and older (> or = 60 years) groups, and among Canadian-born people than immigrants to Canada. The smoking prevalence tended to 1) increase with the increasing rurality of residence, 2) decrease over the timeframe examined, 3) be inversely proportional to educational level and 4) be inversely proportional to household income. The number of smokers was largest in urban areas and among those who reported the highest education and household income.
The new tobacco legislation being introduced in Alberta in 2009 may decrease the smoking prevalence in the province, but additional interventions in the regions with the largest numbers of smokers may help further reduce the smoking population and overall smoking prevalence in Alberta.
利用 2000 年至 2005 年间进行的三次加拿大全国健康调查的数据，确定艾伯塔省的吸烟人数、吸烟率和趋势，并研究其与社会人口统计学的关联。
三次调查均收集了年龄在 12 岁及以上的加拿大人的自我报告健康数据。根据健康区域和城乡状况确定吸烟者人数和吸烟率。使用逻辑回归分析方法检验艾伯塔省吸烟的社会人口统计学关联。
男性的吸烟者人数和吸烟率均高于女性，中年组（20-39 岁和 40-59 岁）高于年轻组（12-19 岁）和老年组（>=60 岁），加拿大出生的人高于移民。吸烟率有以下趋势：1）随居住的农村化程度增加而上升；2）随调查时间的推移而下降；3）与教育程度成反比；4）与家庭收入成反比。吸烟者人数在城市地区和报告最高教育程度和家庭收入的人群中最多。
2009 年艾伯塔省推出的新烟草立法可能会降低该省的吸烟率，但在吸烟人数最多的地区采取更多干预措施可能有助于进一步减少吸烟人群和艾伯塔省的整体吸烟率。
