title: Increasing hookah use in California.
abstract: Hookah use is gaining popularity nationwide. We determined the correlates and trends for hookah use from the California Tobacco Survey. Between 2005 and 2008 hookah use increased more than 40%, and in 2008, 24.5% of young men reported ever using a hookah. Hookah use was more common among the young (18-24 years), the educated, the non-Hispanic Whites, and the cigarette smokers. Hookah use is increasing in California, especially among young adults, and in 2008 reached the highest prevalence ever reported for both genders.
authors.affiliation: Joint Doctoral Program, University of California, San Diego, and San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Edland
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Novotny
authors.forename: C Richard
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Hofstetter
authors.forename: Martha M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Suzanne P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Lindsay
authors.forename: Wael K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Al-Delaimy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D003625:Data Collection; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult