Bidi Smoking among Massachusetts Teenagers.
OBJECTIVE
This article presents the prevalence of bidi use among Massachusetts adolescents.


METHODS
Questions on bidi use were included in a statewide telephone survey of a population-based sample of youth 14 to 17 years of age (N = 733).


RESULTS
Past-month use rates were below 2.0% for all demographic subgroups. Minority respondents were more likely than white respondents to have ever smoked a bidi. Males and current cigarette smokers were more likely than their female and nonsmoking counterparts to have ever smoked a bidi or to have smoked one in the past year.


CONCLUSIONS
The demographic distributions of bidi smoking suggest the need for monitoring bidi use trends among adolescent subgroups.
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Center for Survey Research, University of Massachusetts, Boston 02125, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors