Is the Navy Attracting or Creating Smokers?

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine whether the Navy is attracting smokers or creating smokers once individuals join the Navy. The results indicated that the Navy is not attracting a higher than expected percentage of smokers from the U.S. population. Rather, many men start to smoke after they enter the Navy. These findings suggest that the Navy should implement strong prevention programs in recruit training. There were also large numbers of ex-smokers in the shipboard sample, which demonstrates that men in the Navy can and do quit smoking. Thus, the Navy should also develop effective smoking cessation programs for people who smoke. Effective smoking prevention and cessation programs should decrease health care costs, increase productivity, increase physical fitness, and produce a healthier and fitter force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 20, 1987
Accession Number
ADA183016

Entities

People

  • Terry A. Cronan
  • Terry L. Conway

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Groups
  • Aneurysm
  • Availability
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Classification
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Physical Fitness
  • Public Health
  • Security
  • Training
  • United States
  • Vascular Diseases

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