Ethnic and gender differences in smoking and smoking cessation in a population of young adult air force recruits.

Purpose: To examine gender and ethnic differences in smoking and smoking cessation in a population of young adult military recruits.

Design: A self-administered survey of demographics, tobacco use, and other health risk behaviors was administered at the start of basic military training.

Setting: The study was conducted at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, where all U.