Gene A Mcgrady
Biographic Data
| ID | 633247 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gene A Mcgrady |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gene A |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcgrady |
| SIGNATURE | MCGRADY G A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Morehouse School of Medicine |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Do Sex and Ethnic Differences in Smoking Initiation Mask Similarities in Cessation Behavior
Objectives. This study compared success in smoking cessation by sex, ethnic status, and birth cohort. Methods. African and European American respondents to the 1996 Current Population Survey (tobacco supplement) and the 1987 National Health Interview Survey (cancer control and cancer epidemiology supplements) constituted the study population. Elapsed time from smoking initiation to cessation was compared via nonparametric tests and survival analy…
Weapon carrying among black adolescents
OBJECTIVES: This report describes the salience of social networks to the phenomena of adolescent weapon carrying. METHODS: A random-walk network sampling design was used to survey 113 adolescents about topics, including weapon carrying. RESULTS: In a probability sample of 12- to 15-year-olds, 20.9% reported ever carrying a weapon. Carriers were eight times as likely as noncarriers to report weapon carrying by an older associate, and 19 times as l…
Eliciting social network data and ecological model-building
A note on implementation of a random-walk design to study adolescent social networks
Weapon carrying among black adolescents
OBJECTIVES: This report describes the salience of social networks to the phenomena of adolescent weapon carrying. METHODS: A random-walk network sampling design was used to survey 113 adolescents about topics, including weapon carrying. RESULTS: In a probability sample of 12- to 15-year-olds, 20.9% reported ever carrying a weapon. Carriers were eight times as likely as noncarriers to report weapon carrying by an older associate, and 19 times as l…
A note on implementation of a random-walk design to study adolescent social networks
Do Sex and Ethnic Differences in Smoking Initiation Mask Similarities in Cessation Behavior
Objectives. This study compared success in smoking cessation by sex, ethnic status, and birth cohort. Methods. African and European American respondents to the 1996 Current Population Survey (tobacco supplement) and the 1987 National Health Interview Survey (cancer control and cancer epidemiology supplements) constituted the study population. Elapsed time from smoking initiation to cessation was compared via nonparametric tests and survival analy…
Eliciting social network data and ecological model-building
A note on implementation of a random-walk design to study adolescent social networks
Weapon carrying among black adolescents
OBJECTIVES: This report describes the salience of social networks to the phenomena of adolescent weapon carrying. METHODS: A random-walk network sampling design was used to survey 113 adolescents about topics, including weapon carrying. RESULTS: In a probability sample of 12- to 15-year-olds, 20.9% reported ever carrying a weapon. Carriers were eight times as likely as noncarriers to report weapon carrying by an older associate, and 19 times as l…
Do Sex and Ethnic Differences in Smoking Initiation Mask Similarities in Cessation Behavior
Objectives. This study compared success in smoking cessation by sex, ethnic status, and birth cohort. Methods. African and European American respondents to the 1996 Current Population Survey (tobacco supplement) and the 1987 National Health Interview Survey (cancer control and cancer epidemiology supplements) constituted the study population. Elapsed time from smoking initiation to cessation was compared via nonparametric tests and survival analy…
Computer Science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work) · Atlanta (1 work) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (1 work) · Cohort (1 work) · Cohort study (1 work)