The multilevel emphasis from individual to population is important because health behaviors have multiple determinants both internal and external to the individual. If an adolescent
decides not to smoke because cigarette machines were banned in town, what determinant does this describe?
1. Community factor
2. Aggregate characteristic
3. Family characteristics
4. Individual attribute
ANS: 1
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