Multivariate Prediction of Cigarette Smoking Among Children in Grades Six, Seven and Eight*

Recent reports present evidence that cigarette smoking among American and Canadian youth is increasing particularly among females [1-3]. While some evidence has been presented which indicates that prevalence of smoking may have been reduced slightly among older teenagers, no change has been observed among the younger ages [4, 5]. One is lead to conclude that youthful cigarette smoking has not declined in a manner similar to that in adults and is, therefore, a cause for concern.