Abstract
A probability sampling of 4456 adults in Buffalo New York was interviewed to ascertain differences between cigarette smokers and nonsmokers. From the total sample 903 male smokers were matched for age race and social status with a group of 903 male nonsmokers. The comparison showed smokers to differ from nonsmokers in their emotional status. They were hospitalized more often changed jobs and wives more often moved more frequently and participated in more sports than nonsmokers. The parents of nonsmokers wre more likely to be foreign born. Birthplace religion education present marital status and proportion of time spent in urban areas did not distinguish the 2 groups of men. The degree of difference between the 2 groups was not sufficient to explain the high association level between smoking and lung cancer; it may explain the higher incidence of peptic ulcer and coronary heart disease among smokers. Various interpretations of the data showing an association between cigarette smoking and meurotic personality trains are discussed. Any conclusion would need further study.
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