Impact of alcohol use and bar attendance on smoking
Respondents reported the number of days in the past 30 days that they
drank any alcohol and the number of days that they engaged in binge drinking
(drinking at least 5 alcoholic beverages within a few hours). Participants were
asked, “during the times when you are drinking alcohol, do you smoke cigarettes…”
with responses on a 5-point Likert scale from “a lot more than usual”
to “a lot less than usual.” Similarly, respondents were asked, “during the times
when you are at a bar or club, do you smoke cigarettes” with the same response
categories. The co-use of cigarettes and alcohol at barswasmeasured by a question
“during the past 30 days, when out drinking alcohol at a bar or club, how
frequently did you smoke cigarettes?” Participants answered on a 0–10 visual
analog scale with 0 labeled “none of the time”, 5 labeled “about half of the
time”, and 10 labeled “all of the time.” Those who rated 1 or greater were
defined as co-users of cigarettes and alcohol, and those who rated 5 or greater
were defined as frequent co-users.