title: Prevalence and correlates of smokeless tobacco use in a sample of Connecticut students.
abstract: We examined the prevalence of smokeless tobacco use, and its relationship to other risky behaviors in Connecticut school children in grades four through 12 (n=31,861). Less than one per cent of students in grades 4-8, and four per cent of those in grades 9-12, used smokeless tobacco. Eighty-two percent of all users were white males. Among high school males, the prevalences of risk-taking behaviors and feelings of stress and depression were significantly higher among users than non-users. Among high school males, the highest prevalences of risky behaviors and stress indicators were reported by joint users of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
authors.affiliation: The Cancer Prevention and Control Center, Boston University Medical Center, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Coogan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003237:Connecticut / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014030:Tobacco, Smokeless