Smoking Among Chinese Livery Drivers. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • We aimed to assess a key risk factor for lung cancer, smoking, in a vulnerable group, Chinese livery drivers in New York City (NYC). This is a nested cohort study conducted in the summer/fall of 2014 within a larger NIMHD-funded R24 program, the Taxi Network. The Taxi Network Needs Assessment (TNNA) survey was administered to a broad demographic of drivers. This study reports on the TNNA survey smoking-related results among NYC Chinese livery drivers. 97 drivers participated. Mean age was 44.7 years, 2.1% were English proficient, and 23.4% were living below the poverty line. Most were insured (82.5%), had a PCP (82.5%), and had had a routine check-up within the past year (79%). 73% were current or former smokers. Culturally and linguistically tailored smoking cessation interventions, strategies to mitigate exposure to air pollution, and programs to facilitate lung cancer screening should be developed and implemented for high-risk Chinese livery drivers.

publication date

  • April 1, 2019

Research

keywords

  • Asian
  • Automobile Driving
  • Health Behavior
  • Smoking

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC6226348

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85045240089

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s10903-018-0740-7

PubMed ID

  • 29651588

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 21

issue

  • 2